NGC : NGC6871

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
NGC6871 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:2441° (Northeast)
SetDawn62°86° (East)
Maximum elevation

05:27

62°

86° (East)

Elevation

NGC6871 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6871

General information

NGC6871 is the open cluster at magnitude 5 that is placed in Cygnus constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-28, cluster NGC6871 will rise at northeast at 23:24 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:28) the object will be placed at east. Maximum elevation, 62° above horizon, will be reached at 05:27, when cluster will be placed at east.
 

NGC6871 on the sky map

NGC6871 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

5

Apparent size20'
Right ascension20h 5m 59s
Declination35° 46′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6871

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 32Double Star4.76