NGC 7129 is a cluster with nebula in Cepheus
NGC 7129 (LBN 497) is a cluster with nebula in the constellation Cepheus . It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 2.1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding NGC 7129 from Alderamin
Alderamin
NGC 7129
CEPHEUS
NGC 7129 lies 4.4° northeast of Alderamin , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7129 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -30° 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 24°S, and never sets north of 24°N.
The distance to NGC 7129 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7129
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7129 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cepheus Designations NGC 7129, LBN 497, 2MASX J21425712+6606350, MWSC 3549 Type cluster with nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 43.0m Declination (J2000) +66° 07′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 11.0) Apparent size 2.1′ Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
