NGC6856 (Open cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6856 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 55° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 58° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6856
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:19h59m [1]
Declination:+56°07' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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