Herschel 389
NGC 7380

Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Cepheus
Magnitude 7.2
Size 20.0' x 20.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 389 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 7380. This is a very large and scattered cluster of moderately bright stars, embedded in a faint nebulosity. The nebulosity is listed as Sharpless2-142 and was not visible in an 18" telescope.