Cygnus OB7

Cygnus OB7
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 21h 08m 00s[1]
Declination 47° 36 00
Distance 2600 ly (800 pc[2])
Physical characteristics

Cygnus OB7 is an OB association in the Milky Way Galaxy in the Cygnus molecular cloud complex, which also contains the star-forming regions Cygnus X, the North America Nebula, and the Pelican Nebula. The Northern Coal Sack lies in the foreground of this region.

References

  1. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Ass Cygnus OB7. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  2. Aspin, C.; et al. (2009). "Near-Ir Spectroscopy of Young Stars in the Braid Nebula Star Formation Region in Cygnus OB7". Astronomical Journal. 137 (1): 431–449. Bibcode:2009AJ....137..431A. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/1/431.


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