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IC 1369 — Open Cluster in Cygnus

Open Cluster Good (42/100)
Magnitude 6.8m OpenCluster Cygnus (Cyg) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 6.8
Angular Size 5.1′
S neb Cl of st 13m

Position & Identifiers

RA 21h 12m 09.0s
Dec +47° 46' 06.6"
Constellation Cygnus (Cyg)
Catalog IC 1369

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)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 1369 · 5.1′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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.

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Easy
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Easy
Open cluster
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Easy
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Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.2 3.0° Cygnus
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Medium+
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Emission Nebula mag 5.0 4.1° Cygnus
W Cyg
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 5.1–6.8
Variable Star mag 5.53 4.8° Cygnus
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