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NGC 6939

NGC 6939 — Open Cluster NGC 6939

Open Cluster
· Cepheus
Beginner
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Target information

Object type
Open Cluster
Constellation
Cepheus
Right ascension
20h 31m 30s
Declination
+60° 38′ 00″
Magnitude
7.8
Angular size
7′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Jul-Nov
Catalog IDs
NGC 6939

Recommended telescopes

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3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 34% of APS-C FOV
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2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 24% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 22% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 21% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 21% of APS-C FOV
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2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 20% of APS-C FOV

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4.63µm pixels · cooled
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5.94µm pixels · cooled
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Example framing

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°
Scale 0.20″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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FOV 0.48° × 0.32°
Scale 0.28″/px
Target fills 36% of frame
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FOV 0.43° × 0.29°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 40% of frame
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