NGC6823 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6823 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6823
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h43m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Magnitude: | 7.10 (V) [3] 7.71 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 3.2 kpc 10.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.41 |
Sources