The open cluster NGC 6800
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 6800 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:09 (EDT) – 8 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 75° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.
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Name
NGC 6800
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Right Ascension: | 19h27m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°08' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
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