NGC 7429

NGC 7429[3][4][2] is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. The object was discovered on 29 September 1829 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

NGC 7429
SDSS image of NGC 7429
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cepheus
Right ascension	22^h 55^m 53.28^s[1]
Declination	59° 57^m 36^s[1]
Distance	4080 ly (1250 pc[1])
Apparent dimensions (V)	15′[1][2]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	120 Gyr[1]
Other designations	OCL 249

References

1. Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 558: 8, arXiv:1308.5822, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, A53.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7429". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
3. "nedwww.ipac.caltech". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
4. "NGC 7429". Retrieved 2018-03-22.

External links

• Media related to NGC 7429 at Wikimedia Commons