NGC 659 (original) (raw)

Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.

After Caroline Herschel had discovered this cluster on September 27, 1783 and added it toher list as No. 20, her brother William, who observed it on November 3, 1787, included it in his catalog as H VIII.65.

NGC Online data for NGC 659

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Last Modification: March 11, 2009