NGC : NGC6811

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC6811 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise21:2121° (North)
SetDawn69°61° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:26

69°

61° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC6811 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6811

General information

Open Cluster NGC6811 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 13 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC6811 will rise at north at 21:21 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at northeast. Maximum elevation, 69° above horizon, will be reached at 05:26, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC6811 on the sky map

NGC6811 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

7

Apparent size13'
Right ascension19h 37m 17s
Declination46° 23′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6811

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H V 46Double Star6
H I 94Double Star2.89