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 morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:09, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 85° above your western horizon.
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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] |
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