NGC7039 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC7039 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:39 (EDT), 43° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:57, 70° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC7039
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 21h10m [2] |
Declination: | +45°37' [2] |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 8.06 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 951.0 parsec 3100.3 lightyrs [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -2.29 |
Sources