NGC7142 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC7142 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:23, 54° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:13 (EDT), 18° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC7142
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h45m [2] |
| Declination: | +65°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 9.30 (V) [3] 10.36 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.06 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.83 |
Sources