NGC6940 (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 , NGC6940 will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 69° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:15.

Name NGC6940
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6940[2]
Cr 424[3]
Mel 232[4]
Position
Right ascension:20h34m [2]
Declination:+28°16' [2]
Constellation:Vulpecula
Magnitude:6.30 (V) [4]
6.98 (B) [2]
Distance:770.0 parsec
2510.2 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.68
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.13

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