NGC 7354 is a planetary nebula in Cepheus, 6,850 light-years away
NGC 7354 (PN G107.8+02.3) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 6,850 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.2 and spans 23″ of sky, about 0.8 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding NGC 7354 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
NGC 7354
CEPHEUS
NGC 7354 lies 4.8° northeast of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7354 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 89° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 29°S, and never sets north of 29°N.
NGC 7354 is 6,850 light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7354 tonight left it about 6,850 years ago. Distance source: Gaia central-star parallax via OpenNGC (0.476 mas, 2101 pc).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7354
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1470, H II region, 3.2° NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula, cluster with nebula, 3.3° NGC 7510, open cluster, 3.8° NGC 7538, cluster with nebula, 4.0° NGC 7261, open cluster, 4.1° NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula, H II region, 4.9° M52 Messier 52, open cluster, 5.3° NGC 7234, open cluster, 5.4°
NGC 7354 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cepheus Designations NGC 7354, PN G107.8+02.3, IRAS 22384+6101 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 22h 40.3m Declination (J2000) +61° 17′ Magnitude 12.2 (B 12.0) Apparent size 23″ True size 0.8 light-years Distance 6,850 light-years (Gaia central-star parallax via OpenNGC (0.476 mas, 2101 pc)) Radial velocity -42 km/s Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
