NGC 7037 is an open cluster in Cygnus
NGC 7037 (MWSC 3477) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus . Spans 6′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 7037 from Aljanah
Aljanah
NGC 7037
CYGNUS
NGC 7037 lies 5.1° east of Aljanah , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7037 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
The distance to NGC 7037 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7037
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6992 Eastern Veil Nebula, supernova remnant, 3.6° NGC 6995 Bat Nebula, supernova remnant, 3.8° NGC 7063, open cluster, 3.9° IC 1340, supernova remnant, 4.1° NGC 7013, early spiral galaxy, 4.1° IC 1392, lenticular galaxy, 5.4°
NGC 7037 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations NGC 7037, MWSC 3477 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 21h 10.8m Declination (J2000) +33° 44′ Apparent size 6′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
