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Also known as New General Catalogue 7142

open cluster in the constellation Cepheus.

Key facts

Right ascension
21 45 10.0
Declination
+65 ° 46 ′ 18 ″
Distance
~6,200 ly (~1,900 pc )
Estimated age
Between 3 × 10 yr and 6 × 10 yr
Other designations
Cr 442, C 2144+655
Constellation
Cepheus

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7142 is an open cluster about 6,200 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus.

Due to the observational difficulties NGC 7142 presents, it has been an infrequent topic of research. Current known studies include only work being done at the University of Kansas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q777979” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.