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7023 C — Unknown in Cepheus

Magnitude 7.0m Unknown Cepheus (Cep) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 7.0
Angular Size 18 arcmin
*7 in eF, eL, neby

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 00m 30.0s
Dec +68° 10' 00.0"
Constellation Cepheus (Cep)
Catalog 7023 C

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Iris Nebula
NGC 7023
Medium+
Reflection nebula around a bright star
Reflection Nebula mag 6.8 0.1° Cepheus
T Cep
Medium
Mira-type variable, range 5.2–11.3
Variable Star mag 7.33 0.9° Cepheus
Alfirk
HIP 106032; Beta Cephei; 8 Cephei
Easy
Hot blue O-type star
Double Star mag 3.23 3.4° Cepheus
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