Astronomy:NGC 7031
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| NGC 7031 | |
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 The open cluster NGC 7031 in the Pan-STARRS survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 21h 08m 02s |
| Declination | +50° 58′ 42″ |
| Distance | 2,934 ly (900 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.1[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 3.9′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Deep Sky Objects - NGC 7031 - open star cluster in Cygnus". https://www.astronomyphotos.com/NGC7031.htm.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm#7031.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7093" (in en). Celestial Atlas. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7093.
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