









| | 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 | | Messier 29 | Open Cluster | 6.60 | 10'.0 | 4,000 LY | 20h 23m 56.0s | +38° 31'.40" | Estimated 50 Stars | | Messier 39 | Open Cluster | 4.60 | 32'.0 | 800 LY | 21h 32m 02.0s | +48° 26'.00" | About 30 Stars | | NGC 6826 | Planetary Nebula | 8.90 | 2'.3 | 2,200 LY | 19h 44m 08.0s | +50° 31'.00" | Blinking Planetary Nebula seems to blink | | NGC 6871 | Open Cluster | 5.20 | 20'.0 | 1,574 LY | 20h 05m 59.0s | +35° 46'.36" | Poorly defined 12 Star Open Cluster | | NGC 6888 | Emission Nebula | 9.00 | 18'.0 x 12'.0 | 5,000 LY | 20h 12m 07.0s | +38° 21'.00" | Crescent Nebula | | 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 | | 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 | | 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) | | NGC 6979 | Supernova Remnant | 5.10 | 230'.0 x 160'.0 | 2,600 LY | 20h 51m 00.0s | +30° 40'.00" | Pickerings Triangle | | NGC 7000 | Diffuse Nebula | 4.00 | 120'.0 x 40'.0 | 1,600 LY | 20h 58m 80.0s | +44° 20'.00" | North American Nebula | | NGC 7026 | Planetary Nebula | 12.70 | 21".0 | 4,500 LY | 21h 04m 34.7s | +47° 39'.13" | Cheeseburger Nebula - Dark central area | | IC 5070 | Diffuse Nebula | 8.00 | 60'.0 x 50'.0 | 1,800 LY | 20h 58m 08.0s | +44° 21'.00" | Pelican Nebula | | Alpha Cygni | Star | 1.25 | 0.1' | 3,200 LY | 21h 41m 25.9s | +45° 16'.49" | Deneb (Blue Supergiant) | | Beta Cygni | Binary Star | 3.05-5.10 | 0.1' | 380 LY | 19h 30m 00.0s | +27° 58'.00" | Binary - Orange & Blue Binary | | 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 | 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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