Open Cluster · M39

M39 — NGC 7092

M39 is a large, loose open cluster in Cygnus, one of the nearest Messier open clusters at only 825 light-years. It is very young — about 230 million years old — and its 30 or so brightest members are spread across about 7 light-years, appea

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