Messier 39

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf open cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 300 million years
gptkbp:associatedWith the_Cygnus_constellation_region
gptkbp:contains gptkb:red_giants
approximately 30
multiple blue stars
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:has a rich star field
gptkbp:hasGoals gptkb:M67
M34
M44
gptkbp:hasRecognition approximately 5.5
gptkbp:hasVariants +48° 26′ 00″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 39
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
naked eye
small telescopes
gptkbp:isAvailableIn 1,000 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:isConsidered a good target for binoculars
gptkbp:isEngagedIn William Herschel
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn gptkb:the_New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Messier's_original_list
declination +48° 26′ 00″
right ascension 20h 54m 30s
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:the_North_American_Nebula
gptkbp:isNotedFor its loose structure
its star density
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith other open clusters
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn astronomers
gptkbp:isPartOf the_Cygnus_constellation
the_Milky_Way's_open_clusters
gptkbp:isUsedFor a galactic open cluster
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn dark skies
gptkbp:legalStatus 20h 54m 30s
gptkbp:length approximately 1,000 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation_Cygnus
gptkbp:notableFor its bright stars
gptkbp:partOf Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:previousName NGC 7092
gptkbp:releaseYear 1764
gptkbp:size approximately 30 arcminutes
gptkbp:type open star cluster
gptkbp:visibility best viewed in late summer
gptkbp:visitedBy amateur astronomers