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(IAAC) King 14 - 8inch F/10



Observer: Yann POTHIER (France)
Your skill: advanced (many years)
Date and UT of observation: 21 December 92, ab22h00UT
Location & latitude: La Clapiere Obs. (France, latN44 40 00, longE06 27 36)
Site classification: rural, alt.1650m (5500ft)
Limiting magnitude (visual): 5,6
Seeing (1 to 5 - best to worst): 3
Moon up (phase?): no
Instrument: Meade 8inch F/10
Magnification: 87x
Filters used: no
Object: King 14
Category: open cluster
Constellation: CAS
Object data:  v8.5 - diam.7' - trumpler type III2p - 20 stars of v11: and
fainter
RA/DE: 00h31.9m, +63°10'
Description: round cluster not completely resolved with about 12 stars of
mag.11, 20 of mag.12-13 and 10 of mag.14-15; estimated diameter of 10',
quite condensed, nebulous background, very similar to its two neighbours
(NGC 146 at 12' in PA38° and NGC 133 at 14' in PA341°. K14 stands 15'NW of
x CAS.

I can provide a scanned scheme of King 14 to anyone who can read the binhex
encoding of Eudora (for Mac); just mail me to try
(ypothier@abi.snv.jussieu.fr), it works sometimes with other
configurations...


Yann Pothier	tel: 01 43 41 43 29
11 impasse Canart, 75012 PARIS, FRANCE
Email: ypothier@abi.snv.jussieu.fr
Site : http://pegase.unice.fr/~skylink/publi/cielextreme