NGC6991 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 23 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6991 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:05 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
NGC6991
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h54m [2] |
| Declination: | +47°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Distance: | 700.0 parsec 2282.0 lightyrs [1] |
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