Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6939
NGC 6939, Rich Taylor
NGC 6939
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NGC 6939

NGC 6939, Rich Taylor
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NGC 6939

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NGC 6939 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1798. The cluster lies 2/3° northwest from the spiral galaxy NGC 6946. The cluster lies approximately 4.000 light years away and it is over a billion years old. Wikipedia

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NGC 6939, Rich Taylor