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Cygnus OB7

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Cygnus OB7
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Right ascension21h 08m 00s[1]
Declination47° 36′ 00″
Distance2600 ly (800 pc[2])
Physical characteristics
Associations
ConstellationCygnus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

Cygnus OB7 is an OB association in the Milky Way Galaxy in the Cygnus molecular cloud complex, which also contains the star-forming regions Cygnus X, the North America Nebula, and the Pelican Nebula. The Northern Coal Sack lies in the foreground of this region.

References

  1. ^ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Ass Cygnus OB7. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Aspin, C.; et al. (2009). "Near-Ir Spectroscopy of Young Stars in the Braid Nebula Star Formation Region in Cygnus OB7". Astronomical Journal. 137 (1): 431–449. Bibcode:2009AJ....137..431A. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/1/431.