NGC6811 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , NGC6811 is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:45 (PDT), 57° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:18, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:00, 26° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6811
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 6.80 (V) [4] 7.47 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.67 |
| Right ascension: | 19h37m [2] |
| Declination: | +46°23' [2] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.0 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.62 |
Sources
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.