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NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:42 | Tran: 21:08 | Set: 7:37
Alt: 23.21°   Az: 299.68°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 7050 is a Open Cluster in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 7050 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7050 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 NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7050 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

21h 16m 09s
+36° 16’ 45”
06h 31m 33s
03h 47m 42s

J2000

21h 15m 09s
+36° 10’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7050 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

Finder chart NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7050 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7050 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

Today's NGC 7050 - Open Cluster in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.7°
Max altitude: 74.8°
Azimuth: 306.3°