Astronomy:NGC 7031

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NGC 7031
The open cluster NGC 7031 in the Pan-STARRS survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCygnus
Right ascension 21h 08m 02s
Declination+50° 58′ 42″
Distance2,934 ly (900 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)9.1[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)3.9′[1]
Physical characteristics
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 7031 is a small open cluster located in the Cygnus constellation. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1788.[2][3] It is located at a distance of about 2,934 light-years (900pc) from the Sun and 29,000 light-years from the Galactic Center.[1]

Location of NGC 7031 in the sky

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tadross, A. L. (2011). "A catalog of 120 NGC open star clusters" (in en). Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society 44 (1). doi:10.5303/JKAS.2011.44.1.1. 
  2. ↑ "Deep Sky Objects - NGC 7031 - open star cluster in Cygnus". https://www.astronomyphotos.com/NGC7031.htm. 
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm#7031. 
  4. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7093" (in en). Celestial Atlas. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7093. 

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