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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:49 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:06
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NGC 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cepheus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.12°   Az: 318.46°   Direction: North-West

NGC 7538 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Cepheus constellation. NGC 7538 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7538 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 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cepheus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7538 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (8 arcmin) and minor (7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 14m 44s
+61° 39’ 03”
01h 29m 49s
00h 44m 34s

J2000

23h 13m 38s
+61° 30’ 44”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7538 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 NGC 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cepheus.

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Finder chart for NGC 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cepheus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7538 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7538 is a visual representation of it.
8 arcmin
7 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cepheus is circumpolar and transits at 06:34 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)