A small open cluster just north-west of Deneb. Binoculars show a few stars very close together. A telescope shows a few more stars. Not particularly impressive but easy to find. Not visible to the unaided eye from inside a city.
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M39 - Open cluster in Cygnus| Object # 9 | Object Name:M39 | |
| Other Names:NGC7092 | ||
| RA:21:31:42.00 | Dec:48:25:00.00 | |
| Constellation:Cygnus | Season:Summer | |
| Magnitude:4.6 | Type:Open Cluster | |
| Description: A small open cluster just north-west of Deneb. Binoculars show a few stars very close together. A telescope shows a few more stars. Not particularly impressive but easy to find. Not visible to the unaided eye from inside a city. |
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| BINOCULAR | TELESCOPE | |
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