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Open cluster in the constellation Cepheus
NGC 7429
SDSS image of NGC 7429
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension22 55 53.28
Declination59° 57 36
Distance4080 ly (1250 pc)
Apparent dimensions (V)15′
Physical characteristics
Estimated age120 Gyr
Other designationsOCL 249
Associations
ConstellationCepheus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "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

  • Media related to NGC 7429 at Wikimedia Commons
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