NGC6871 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6871 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 29° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:23, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 64° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6871
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 20h05m [2] |
Declination: | +35°46' [2] |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Magnitude: | 5.20 (V) [3] 5.43 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.1 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.79 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.