NGC 7031

Scientific overview

NGC 7031 is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.1 and spans about 3.9 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Summer (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

21.1202h / 50.8756°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
North America NebulaC 20 · NGC 7000	H II region	4	120
M 39M 39 · NGC 7092	Open cluster	4.6	19.5
NGC 6871NGC 6871	Open cluster	5.2	9.3
M 29M 29 · NGC 6913	Open cluster	6.6	3.6
NGC 6811NGC 6811	Open cluster	6.8	7.2
Eastern VeilC 33 · NGC 6992	Supernova remnant	7	60
Eastern VeilNGC 6995	Supernova remnant	7	12
NGC 7063NGC 7063	Open cluster	7	6.3

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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