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Collinder 419 — Open Cluster in Cygnus

Open Cluster Good (47/100)
Magnitude 5.4m OpenCluster Cygnus Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 5.4
Angular Size 4 arcmin
Open Cluster

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 18m 07.0s
Dec +40° 43' 55.0"
Constellation Cygnus
Catalog Cr 419

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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Collinder 419 · 4.0′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.1 1.4° Cygnus
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Easy
Mira-type variable, range 6.5–9.5
Variable Star mag 6.50 2.2° Cygnus
M29
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Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.1 2.5° Cygnus
Crescent nebula
NGC 6888
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 7.44 2.6° Cygnus
IC 4996
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.3 3.2° Cygnus
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