NGC6940 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6940 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:37, 56° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6940
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 20h34m [2] |
Declination: | +28°16' [2] |
Constellation: | Vulpecula |
Magnitude: | 6.30 (V) [4] 6.98 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 770.0 parsec 2510.2 lightyrs [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.13 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.