NGC : NGC6811

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
NGC6811 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk9°36° (Northeast)
SetDawn76°56° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:05

77°

56° (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, 2024-04-20, cluster NGC6811 will be visible all night. At 21:55 the object will be placed at northeast, 9° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:06 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 77° above horizon, will be reached at 05:05, 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