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Recommended Objects within the
Cygnus Constellation
to View or Photograph.
| Object
Name |
Type |
Magnitude |
Object
Size |
Object
Distance |
Right
Ascention |
Declination |
Notes & Link to
Photo / Log / Info |
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Messier 29 |
Open Cluster |
6.60 |
10'.0 |
4,000 LY |
20h 23m 56.0s |
+38° 31'.40" |
Estimated 50 Stars |
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Messier 39 |
Open Cluster |
4.60 |
32'.0 |
800 LY |
21h 32m 02.0s |
+48° 26'.00" |
About 30
Stars |
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NGC 6826 |
Planetary Nebula |
8.90 |
2'.3 |
2,200 LY |
19h 44m 08.0s |
+50° 31'.00" |
Blinking Planetary Nebula seems to blink |
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NGC 6871 |
Open Cluster |
5.20 |
20'.0 |
1,574 LY |
20h 05m 59.0s |
+35° 46'.36" |
Poorly defined 12 Star Open Cluster |
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NGC 6888 |
Emission Nebula |
9.00 |
18'.0 x 12'.0 |
5,000 LY |
20h 12m 07.0s |
+38° 21'.00" |
Crescent Nebula |
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NGC 6910 |
Open Cluster |
7.40 |
8'.0 |
13,200 LY |
20h 23m 10.0s |
+40° 47'.00" |
Y shaped cluster 20 or so stars |
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NGC 6946 |
Spiral Galaxy |
9.60 |
11'.5 x 9'.8 |
18 Million LY |
20h 34m 50.0s |
+60° 09'.00" |
Fireworks
Galaxy - small & distant spiral |
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NGC 6960 |
Supernova Remnant |
7.00 |
70'.0 x 6'.0 |
2,000 LY |
20h 45m 30.0s |
+30° 42'.00" |
Veil Nebula (witches
broom section) |
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NGC 6979 |
Supernova Remnant |
5.10 |
230'.0 x 160'.0 |
2,600 LY |
20h 51m 00.0s |
+30° 40'.00" |
Pickerings Triangle |
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NGC 7000 |
Diffuse Nebula |
4.00 |
120'.0 x 40'.0 |
1,600 LY |
20h 58m 80.0s |
+44° 20'.00" |
North American Nebula |
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NGC 7026 |
Planetary Nebula |
12.70 |
21".0 |
4,500 LY |
21h 04m 34.7s |
+47° 39'.13" |
Cheeseburger Nebula - Dark central area |
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IC 5070 |
Diffuse Nebula |
8.00 |
60'.0 x 50'.0 |
1,800 LY |
20h 58m 08.0s |
+44° 21'.00" |
Pelican Nebula |
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Alpha Cygni |
Star |
1.25 |
0.1' |
3,200 LY |
21h 41m 25.9s |
+45° 16'.49" |
Deneb (Blue Supergiant) |
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Beta Cygni |
Binary Star |
3.05-5.10 |
0.1' |
380 LY |
19h 30m 00.0s |
+27° 58'.00" |
Binary - Orange & Blue
Binary |
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61 Cygni |
Binary Star |
5.21-6.03 |
0.1' |
11.36 LY |
21h 06m 53.9s |
+38° 44'.31" |
Bessels Star (Pair of
orange stars) |
Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope
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Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture) |
| Medium
Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture) |
| Large
Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only |
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