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NGC 637
NGC
637
is an
open
cluster of stars
in the
constellation
Cassiopeia
. It has a
Trumpler classification
of I2m and an
angular diameter
of 4.2′. At a
distance
of
approximately
7,045
light years
, this corresponds to a
diameter
of. The
estimated
age
of this
cluster
is 5–15 million years.
The cluster was
discovered
on
9 November
1787
by
astronomer
William Herschel
.