Messier 29
M29 · NGC 6913
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- OC
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.6 mag
- Apparent size
- 7 ′
Source:NASA HEASARC (Goddard Space Flight Center) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 6.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It spans about 7′ of sky — about 1/4 of the full Moon's 31′.
- It lies in Cygnus — find the constellation first to know where to look.
Worked out from this object's official values.