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NGC 7129 from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA).

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About the Object	Object Name: NGC 7129 Object Type: Star formation region in reflection nebula Position (J2000): RA: 21h42m56.0s Dec: +66d06m12s Distance: 3,300 light-years (1.01 kiloparsecs) Constellation: Cepheus (the King)
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) Instrument: IRAC Wavelength: 3.6 (blue), 4.5 (green), 5.8 (orange), 8.0 (red) micrometres Exposure Date: December 24, 2003 Exposure Time: 48 seconds per position Image Scale: 12 x 14 arcmin Orientation: North is 129 degrees counterclockwise from vertical Release Date: February 12, 2004
Observers	Tom Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) Rob Gutermuth (University of Rochester) James Muzerolle (Steward Observatory/University of Arizona) Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) Judy Pipher (University of Rochester) Phil Myers (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

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current	20:14, 15 March 2004	669×784 (69 KB)	Minesweeper (Talk \| contribs)	(larger)
	01:34, 13 February 2004	150×188 (55 KB)	Zandperl (Talk \| contribs)	(smaller version)
	01:04, 13 February 2004	360×450 (41 KB)	Zandperl (Talk \| contribs)	(NGC 7129 from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Megeath (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA). Public domain image c/o http://sirtf.caltech.edu/)