NGC6871 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6871 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:29 (PST) – 3 hours and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.
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Name
NGC6871
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +35°46' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [3] 5.43 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 9.3 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.79 |
Sources