NGC7039 (Open cluster)

Image of NGC7039
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC7039 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:30 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 47° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.

Name NGC7039
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 7039[2]
Cr 431[3]
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

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