NGC6834 (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 , NGC6834 will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 41° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:34.

Name NGC6834
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6834[2]
Cr 407[3]
Mel 225[4]
Position
Right ascension:19h52m [2]
Declination:+29°24' [2]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:7.80 (V) [4]
8.46 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:4.5 arcmin
Distance:2.1 kpc
6.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.66
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.78

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