NGC7380, Sh2-142, Cr452, Wizard Nebula Cephei (Mau_Bard)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: LBN 506 · LBN 511 · NGC 7380 · Sh2-142

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NGC7380, Sh2-142, Cr452, Wizard Nebula Cephei

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NGC7380, Sh2-142, Cr452, Wizard Nebula Cephei

Image taken with an OSC camera and dual band H-alpha and O-III filter, and left in original colors.

Here is a short description of the object, mostly excerpted from Wikipedia.

NGC 7380 is a young open cluster of stars in Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known colloquially as the Wizard Nebula, which spans an angle of 25′. German-born astronomer William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. The nebula is known as S 142 in the 1959 Sharpless catalog (Sh2-142). It is extremely difficult to observe visually, usually requiring very dark skies and an O-III filter. The NGC 7380 complex is located at a distance of approximately 8.5 kilo light-years from the Sun, in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way.

The cluster spans ~20 light-years (6 pc) with an elongated shape and an extended tail. Age estimates range from 4 to 11.9 million years. At the center of the cluster and of the image lies DH Cephei (HD215835), a close, double-lined spectroscopic binary system consisting of two massive O-type stars. This pair are the primary ionizing source for the surrounding H II region, and are driving out the surrounding gas and dust while triggering star formation in the neighboring region. Of the variable stars that have been identified in the cluster, 14 have been identified as pre-main sequence stars while 17 are main sequence stars that are primarily B-type variables.

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RA (center)	22h46m55s.500
RA (top/left)	22h49m53s.900
RA (top/right)	22h43m57s.427
RA (bottom/right)	22h43m59s.999
RA (bottom/left)	22h49m51s.177

Dec (center)	+58°03′21″.85
Dec (top/left)	+58°18′57″.83
Dec (top/right)	+58°18′59″.41
Dec (bottom/right)	+57°47′30″.65
Dec (bottom/left)	+57°47′27″.22

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