Herschel 41

Date: 24 August 2022

Altitude: 60 - 76 degrees

Angular Size: 01° 00' x 0° 45'

Orientation: North up; East left

Pixel scale: 1.30" per pixel

Total exposure time: 59 minutes

B filter: 32 x 44 seconds

V filter: 32 x 36 seconds

R filter: 32 x 30 seconds

Herschel 41 is also known as NGC 7044.

Open cluster: classification II2r

Constellation: Cygnus

Diameter: 18 light years

Age: 1.9 billion years

Distance: 10,000 light years

Notes

The open cluster was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.