The open cluster NGC 6871
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6871 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 18:04 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 22° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 20:42 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 03:21 – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:05.
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Name
NGC 6871
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 413
Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [3] 5.43 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
| Right ascension: | 20h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +35°46' [2] |
| Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.1 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.79 |