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Messier 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 0.14°   Az: 3.20°   Direction: North

Messier 29 is a Open Cluster in the Cygnus constellation. Messier 29 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 6.6, Messier 29 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of Messier 29 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of Messier 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of Messier 29 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.6 arcmin) and minor (3.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 24m 53s
+38° 35’ 24”
12h 16m 23s
08h 41m 16s

J2000

20h 23m 57s
+38° 30’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 29 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for Messier 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for Messier 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 29 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

7.3
6.6

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports Messier 29 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of Messier 29 is a visual representation of it.
3.6 arcmin
3.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Messier 29 - Open Cluster in Cygnus is circumpolar and transits at 10:26 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)