NGC 896 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. This nebula is part of the Heart nebula (IC 1805). It consists of the shiny part on the western edge of IC 1805. NGC 896 was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1787. Located about 7,500 light-years from Earth in the brightest part of the Heart Nebula, is the brilliant NGC 896 Emission Nebula in constellation Cassiopeia.