NGC : Kite (NGC6866)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
Kite (NGC6866) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk8°38° (Northeast)
SetDawn75°67° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:55

75°

67° (Northeast)

Elevation

Kite (NGC6866) Celestial motion
Information about Kite (NGC6866)

General information

Open Cluster NGC6866 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-26 cluster NGC6866 will be visible all night. At 22:03 the object will be placed at northeast, 8° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:56 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 75° above horizon, will be reached at 04:55, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

Kite (NGC6866) on the sky map

Kite (NGC6866) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Kite

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

8

Apparent size7'
Right ascension20h 3m 55s
Declination44° 9′ 30″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6866

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 10Double Star3.93
H VI 33Double Star4.16
H IV 24Double Star6.58
H N 73Double Star1.25
H IV 22Double Star4.59
NGC6910Open Cluster7.4
NGC7000Bright Nebula4