RA 325.7460° · Dec 66.1130° · openngc
5 more points to reach Rare.
NGC 7129 is an uncommon cluster. It lies about 3,003.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep and shines at apparent magnitude 11.5.
A star cluster still wrapped in the nebula that made it — newborn stars lighting up their own birth cloud.
Look for NGC 7129 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 11.5, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 7129 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
NGC 7129 scores 29 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star cluster, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cluster still wrapped in its gas and Never sets (northern circumpolar) — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.