NGC6791 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6791 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:20, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:36, 85° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6791
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:19h20m [2]
Declination:+37°46' [2]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:9.50 (V) [2]
10.52 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:6.3 arcmin
Distance:5.9 kpc
19.1 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.02
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.34

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