The open cluster NGC 7039
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 7039 is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:43 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 57° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:42, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:50, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 7039
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 431
Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 8.06 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
| Right ascension: | 21h10m [2] |
| Declination: | +45°37' [2] |
| Distance: | 951.0 parsec 3100.3 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.29 |