NGC 7082
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| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 29 m 17.0 s |
| declination | + 47 ° 07 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | IV 2 p |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 4700 ly |
| Age | 170 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | October 19, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7082 • OCl 209 • GC 4673 • | |
NGC 7082 is an open cluster of Trumpler type IV2p in the constellation Swan at the northern sky . It has a brightness of +7.2 mag and a diameter of 25 '. The cluster is about 470 light years from the solar system and has an estimated age of 170 million years.
The object was discovered on October 19, 1788 by William Herschel .