The open cluster NGC 6846
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6846 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 65° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:40, when it sinks below 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6846
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 410
Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (V) [3] |
| Right ascension: | 19h56m [2] |
| Declination: | +32°20' [2] |
| Distance: | 4.5 kpc 14.5 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.96 |