NGC 7419

NGC 7419
NGC 7419 in infrared, highlighting the five red supergiants, plus the foreground Carbon star MZ Cep at lower left
Credit: 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension22h 54m 20s[1]
Declination+60° 48′ 54″[1]
Distance2,930+320
−260
[2] pc
Apparent magnitude (V)13[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)2[3]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCollinder 453
Associations
ConstellationCepheus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 7419 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It is heavily reddened and notable for containing five red supergiants, the highest number known in any cluster until the end of the 20th century, but probably no blue supergiants.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference simbad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Beasor, Emma R.; Davies, Ben; Smith, Nathan; Van Loon, Jacco Th; Gehrz, Robert D.; Figer, Donald F. (2020). "A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (4): 5994–6006. arXiv:2001.07222. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.492.5994B. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa255. S2CID 210839222.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference seds was invoked but never defined (see the help page).