Astrophotography – Messier 39


Messier 39

Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name


M39
NGC 7092 / Cr 438

OC (Open Cluster)
Cygnus (Cyg)
The Swan

RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age

21h 31m 52s
+48° 25′ 30″
31.0′
+4.6v
Trumpler III 2p
800 ly
7 ly
270 million years

 

Location
Mount
Telescope
Type

Camera / CCD
Filter


Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)

 

 

 

 

 

.
Notes – Messier 39

-  M39, NGC 7092, Collinder 438 (Cr 438)
-  around 30 stars
-  detached, no concentration of stars
-  moderate range in brightness
-  very large

 

.
Back to  Astrophotography  /   Deep Sky Objects  /  Messier (M)  page.

Comments are closed.