NGC 7429

Summary

NGC 7429[3][4][2] is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. The object was discovered on 29 September 1829 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

NGC 7429
SDSS image of NGC 7429
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension22h 55m 53.28s[1]
Declination59° 57m 36s[1]
Distance4080 ly (1250 pc[1])
Apparent dimensions (V)15[1][2]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age120 Gyr[1]
Other designationsOCL 249
Associations
ConstellationCepheus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 558: 8, arXiv:1308.5822, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, S2CID 118548517, A53.
  2. ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7429". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ "nedwww.ipac.caltech". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. ^ "NGC 7429". Retrieved 2018-03-22.

External links edit

  •   Media related to NGC 7429 at Wikimedia Commons