Schmidt's Nova Cygni is a star in Cygnus
Schmidt's Nova Cygni (NGC 7114) is a star in the constellation Cygnus . It shines at magnitude 3.0. It is visible to the naked eye from a dark site, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding Schmidt's Nova Cygni from Deneb
Deneb
NGC 7114
CYGNUS
Schmidt's Nova Cygni lies 11.1° east of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
Schmidt's Nova Cygni is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° 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 47°S, and never sets north of 47°N.
The distance to Schmidt's Nova Cygni is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of Schmidt's Nova Cygni
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 5117, planetary nebula, 2.4° NGC 7062, open cluster, 4.8° NGC 7082, open cluster, 4.8° IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula, cluster with nebula, 4.9° NGC 7044, open cluster, 5.3° NGC 7209, open cluster, 5.5° M39 Messier 39, open cluster, 5.9° NGC 7048, planetary nebula, 6.0°
Schmidt's Nova Cygni catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations NGC 7114, UCAC2 46600206 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 21h 41.7m Declination (J2000) +42° 51′ Magnitude 3.0 (B 15.0) Best with Naked eye Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
