NGC6857 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6857 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:20 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
NGC6857
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +33°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 11.40 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
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