The open cluster NGC 6882
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 18 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 6882 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 20:03 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 72° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:18, when it sinks to 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6882
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Collinder 416
Position
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 8.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 20h11m |
| Declination: | +26°33' |
| Distance: | 597.0 parsec 1946.2 lightyears |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.78 |