NGC6840 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6840 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:14 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:57.

Name NGC6840
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:19h55m [1]
Declination:+12°06' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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