NGC 7093

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NGC 7093
NGC 7093 PanS.jpg
The open cluster NGC 7093 in the Pan-STARRS survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 21h 34m 21,0s
Declination +45° 57 54
Distance 5,822 ± 267  ly (1,785 ± 82  pc) [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)13′ [1]
Physical characteristics
Associations
Constellation Cygnus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 7093 is an open cluster [1] located in the Cygnus constellation. It was discovered by John Herschel on September 19, 1829. [2] It is located at a distance of about 5,800 light-years from the Sun and 28,400 light-years from the Galactic Center. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tadross, A. L. (2011). "A catalog of 120 NGC open star clusters". Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society. 44 (1). arXiv: 1108.2134 . doi:10.5303/JKAS.2011.44.1.1.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7093". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 2014-08-30.