NGC6884 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6884 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (PDT), 62° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 77° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:52, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6884
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +46°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 10.90 (V) [1] 12.60 (B) [1] 11.16 (J) [1] 11.19 (H) [1] 10.37 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.8 kpc 5.9 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.38 |
Sources