The open cluster NGC 6866
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6866 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 79° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6866
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] 8.04 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.44 |
| Right ascension: | 20h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +44°09' [2] |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.7 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.21 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.