NGC 7822

NGC 7822

Location in Sky

NGC 7822

Acquisition: SkyWatcher 130-PDS. September, 2022


Quick Facts

  • Catalog: NGC 7822.
  • Discovered: November 16th 1829, John Herschel.
  • Distance from Earth: 2,900 light-years
  • Diameter: 300 light-years.
  • Magnitude: 10
  • Best Visible: Fall.

    • Description

    NGC 7822 is a star forming complex located roughly 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. The radiation from the stars being born here ionizes the gas and forms the nebula with stellar wind. Within the dark, dusty clouds, stars are more than likely going through a process of being created.