NGC 7082 is an open cluster in Cygnus
NGC 7082 (MWSC 3517) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus . It shines at magnitude 7.2 and spans 9′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 7082 from Deneb
Deneb
NGC 7082
CYGNUS
NGC 7082 lies 8.5° east of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7082 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -20° 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 43°S, and never sets north of 43°N.
The distance to NGC 7082 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7082
23 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7067, open cluster, 1.2° NGC 7062, open cluster, 1.2° M39 Messier 39, open cluster, 1.4° IC 5117, planetary nebula, 2.6° NGC 7048, planetary nebula, 2.7° IC 1369, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 7039, open cluster, 3.5° NGC 7026, planetary nebula, 3.9°
NGC 7082 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations NGC 7082, MWSC 3517 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 21h 29.3m Declination (J2000) +47° 08′ Magnitude 7.2 (B 7.7) Apparent size 9′ Radial velocity -11 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
