NGC 7708

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Asterism
NGC 7708
Constellation Cepheus
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 23h 35m 01.4s
declination + 72 ° 49 ′ 59 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

30.0 '

distance

5200 ly (1607 pc)

history
discovery

Wilhelm Herschel

Date of discovery

September 19, 1787

Catalog names
NGC  7708 • h 2255 • GC 4990 • H VIII 62
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NGC 7708 is an asterism in the constellation Cepheus . It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 19, 1787 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 7708
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman