NGC : NGC6879

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-21
Astronomical night: 22:41 - 04:17 (GMT -5)
NGC6879 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk10°77° (East)
SetDawn66°166° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:16

66°

166° (South)

Elevation

NGC6879 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6879

General information

NGC6879 is the planetary nebula at magnitude 11 that is placed in Sagitta constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular seconds.
nebula is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-21, nebula NGC6879 will be visible all night. At 22:41 the object will be placed at east, 10° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:17 when fade from view as dawn breaks south. Maximum elevation, 66° above horizon, will be reached at 04:16, when nebula will be placed at south.
 

NGC6879 on the sky map

NGC6879 on the sky map
Object type

Planetary Nebula

Alternative names

Constellation

Sagitta

Magnitude

11

Apparent size5"x5"
Right ascension20h 10m 26.7s
Declination16° 55′ 21.4″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6879

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 100Double Star9.96
H II 91Double Star8.74
H V 105Double Star7.4
H III 63Double Star7.78
H II 70Double Star7.63
H III 24Double Star6.56
H VI 92Double Star8.28
H VI 4Double Star5.85
H V 87Double Star5.43
H VI 28Double Star3.15
H N 138Double Star8.25
H N 127Double Star8.54
H II 51Double Star4.97
H VI 29Double Star4.97
H IV 71*Double Star5.91
H IV 92Double Star8.35
H N 134Double Star8.03
H IV 35Double Star3.68
H II 66Double Star7.54
H III 10*Double Star4.36
H N 10Double Star7.24
NGC6891Planetary Nebula10.5