Description
Overview:
Messier Object M103 is a Cluster discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.
It has an angular size of 6 arc minutes.
Location:
M103 is located within the borders of the constellation Cassiopeia at Right Ascension
01 33.2 and Declination 60 42.
It is 8,500 light years from the planet Earth which makes it the 41st furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to the other objects from the Messier catalog, M103 is a relatively bright deep space object
with a brightness rating of 7.4.