Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC7686 (Open Cluster in Andromeda)


Date & Time: Oct 18 2003, from 22:35 to 22:43 JST(+0900)
Composed 3 shots with 3 minutes exposed
Optical: TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsolon (f=530mm, F3.3)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP equatorial
Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3024×2016)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600, White Balance...Auto


NGC7686 / Open Cluster, type III 2 p
R.A.23h 30m 12.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+49° 08' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size15.0'
Real SizeN/A
# of Stars20
Magnitude5.6
DistanceN/A
In northern edge of Andromeda, an open cluster of NGC7686 is positioned near the coast of autumnal Milky Way. The cluster has a visual diameter of about 15 arc minutes, and it's one of features that the cluster contains two bright stars and surrounding faint member stars. The cluster is denser than outer Milky Way region, you can detect clearly through binoculars or telescopes.



NGC7235,NGC7261
NGC7789

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