NamesMessier 103, NGC 581, Melotte 8, Collinder 14
TypeOpen cluster
ConstellationCassiopeia
Distance≈ 8,500 ly
Magnitude7.4
Size7.4′
RA01h 33m 21.4s
Dec+60° 39′ 32″

Messier 103 is a small open cluster of many faint stars in Cassiopeia. It was discovered on 27 March 1781 by Pierre Méchain, but later added as Charles Messier's last deep-sky object in his catalogue.1

Messier 103

Photo Details

TelescopeSeestar S50 (250 mm f/5)
Dates2026-09-26
Integration time2h
NotesStar clusters are not always that interesting - but with a full moon - and in Oslo skies - they're about all you can get. And this one has some really nice colours that even I can see.

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia - Messier 103 ↩