The Cooling Tower (M29)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Cooling Tower is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:38 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 53° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.

Name The Cooling Tower (M29)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Cooling Tower
M29[1]
NGC 6913[3]
Cr 422[4]
Position
Right ascension:20h23m [3]
Declination:+38°30' [3]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:6.60 (V) [4]
7.30 (B) [3]
Distance:1.1 kpc
3.7 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.70
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.70

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