NGC : NGC6881

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-19
Astronomical night: 22:38 - 04:20 (GMT -5)
NGC6881 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk21°58° (Northeast)
SetDawn83°112° (East)
Maximum elevation

04:19

84°

112° (East)

Elevation

NGC6881 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6881

General information

NGC6881 is the planetary nebula at magnitude 14 that is placed in Cygnus constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular seconds.
nebula is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-19, nebula NGC6881 will be visible all night. At 22:38 the object will be placed at northeast, 21° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:20 when fade from view as dawn breaks east. Maximum elevation, 84° above horizon, will be reached at 04:19, when nebula will be placed at east.
 

NGC6881 on the sky map

NGC6881 on the sky map
Object type

Planetary Nebula

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

14

Apparent size5"x5"
Right ascension20h 10m 52.45s
Declination37° 24′ 42.4″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6881

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H I 96Double Star7.09
H VI 59Double Star7.79
H III 113aDouble Star6.78
H III 113bDouble Star7.89
H N 86Double Star7.32
H N 87Double Star6.83
H VI 32Double Star4.76
NGC6857Bright Nebula11.4
NGC6871Open Cluster5.2
IC1311Cluster with Nebulosity13.1
NGC6883Open Cluster8
NGC6888Bright Nebula10
IC4996Open Cluster7.3
NGC6910Open Cluster7.4
M29 / NGC6913Open Cluster6.6