NGC 7380 (Wizard Nebula)
- NGC 7380, also known as the Wizard Nebula.
- It is a very young open cluster of stars with an estimated age between 4 and 12 million years old.
- Many estimates place the core cluster’s age at only 4 to 5 million years.
- Located roughly 7,000 to 8,500 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus.
- Object Name
NGC 7380
- Object Type
Emission Nebula
- Constellation
Cepheus
- Magnitude
+7.2
- Distance
Around 7,000 to 8,500 light-years
- Age
Between 4 to 12 billion years
- Annotate
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Equipment
Telescope:
Mount:
Accessory:
Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
ZWO ASIair Plus
Camera:
Guiding:
Filter:
ZWO ASI585MC Pro cooling
ZWO ASI1200MM
2″ Optolong eNchance
Bortle Scale: Saxmundham, Suffolk (Bortle 4.2)
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Integration
Date: Wed 22nd Apr 2026
Moonlit: 33%
Total: 40 x 180″ = 2 hours
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Constellation :- Cepheus (The Cepheus King)
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NGC 7380
Wizard Nebula / Sh2-142 / Cr452
Bright Nebulae + Open Cluster
+7.2
7,500 light years / 20 light years across
Cap (Cephus / The Cepheus King)
22h 47m 21s
+58° 07′ 54″
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| Abbreviation: Cep |
| English Name: The Cepheus King |
| Genitive: Alderamin, sometimes spelt Al Deramin. |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Draco. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -10 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: October (This constellation of Cepheus stays in the sky all the year.) |
| Seen between: August and December |
| Right Ascension (RA): 22 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +70 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 588 (27th) |
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Facts about NGC 7380
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- The NGC 7380, commonly called the Wizard Nebula, is a young open star cluster embedded in an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus.
o - The nickname comes from the nebula’s shape in some telescope images, where glowing gas resembles a wizard wearing a pointed hat.
o - The nebula is a vast cloud of hydrogen gas energised by hot young stars in the cluster ~ radiation from these stars causes the gas to glow in long-exposure astrophotography.
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