Herschel 29
Date: 6 August 2022
Altitude: 56 - 60 degrees
Angular Size: 01° 00' x 0° 45'
Position Angle: 1° 11' from north through east
Orientation: North up; East left
Pixel scale: 1.30" per pixel
Total exposure time: 60 minutes
B filter: 32 x 45 seconds
V filter: 32 x 37 seconds
R filter: 32 x 30 seconds
Herschel 29 is also known as NGC 7380. The emission nebula is Sharpless 142, also
known as the “Wizard Nebula”.
Open cluster: classification III3pn
Constellation: Cepheus
Diameter: 42 light years
Age: 11 million years
Distance: 7,200 light years
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