NGC6791 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6791 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 52° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:16, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:44, 36° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6791
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Sources