The open cluster NGC 6882
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 6882 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 21:59, when it rises 24° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:16, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:21, 71° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6882
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 416
Position
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +26°29' [1] |
| Distance: | 597.0 parsec 1946.2 lightyears [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 5.22 |
Source