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NGC 7354

NGC 7354, PN G107.8+02.3, PK 107+02.1, ARO 55
RA: 22h40m18.5s Dec: +61°17'24" (Cepheus)
Integrated Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Angular Diameter: 23"
Mean Surface Brightness: 19.4 Mag/arc-secē
Distance 4200 ly
 

Minimum requirements to detect: 8? inch telescope under dark skies
NGC 7354 is a small, relatively bright planetary nebula in Cepheus that is often overlooked.

I was a bit surprised that NGC 7354 was obvious in my 18-inch f/4.5 at 94x, easily seen and large enough to discern that it is non stellar.  At 260x it appeared as as a very round "thick" smoke ring with a small hole in the middle.  This planetary is bright enough to sustain 430x, but little more detail was discerned.  Overall a very nice little gem!

 
 

The field in an 8-inch at 30x.  North is down and east is to the right.
Millennium Star Atlas Vol III Chart 1071
Sky Atlas 2000 Chart 3
Uranometria 2000 Vol I Chart 34
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