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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) microns
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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