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Open star cluster

Messier 29

Also M29 · NGC 6913

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An open cluster: a family of stars born together from one cloud, slowly drifting apart.

Measured

Distance
5,574 light-years
Size
about 10.8 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Cygnus
Position (J2000)
RA 20h 23m 49s, Dec +38.50°

How far, from the Sun

5,570 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light5,570 years
  • Voyager 1's speed99 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h60.2 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It sits in Cygnus, inside the Milky Way's bright band, dimmed by dust in front of it.
  • Gaia picks out about 70 member stars (Hunt & Reffert 2023).

Where this comes from

  • Hunt & Reffert 2023, A&A 673, A114: Gaia DR3 cluster distance 1708.9 pc (16th–84th percentile 1703.2–1714.6 pc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.