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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M39
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7092
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	21h 31m 48s
Declination	+48° 26' 0"
Distance	825 light years 253 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.6 Absolute: -3.0
Diameter	Apparent: 29' Actual: 9 light years
Number of Stars	c. 30
Optimum Visibility	August / September (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	A loose open star cluster consisting of about thirty stars against the background of the Milky Way, M39 occupies about the same area of the sky as the Moon's disc.

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