Cygnus OB7
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.
| Cygnus OB7 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 21h 08m 00s[1] |
| Declination | 47° 36′ 00″ |
| Mean distance | 2,050 ly (630 pc[2]) |
| Physical characteristics | |
References
- "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Ass Cygnus OB7. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- Melnik, A. M.; Dambis, A. K. (2020). "Distance scale for high-luminosity stars in OB associations and in field with Gaia DR2. Spurious systematic motions". Astrophysics and Space Science. 365 (7). arXiv:2006.14649. doi:10.1007/s10509-020-03827-0. S2CID 220128144.
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