NGC : NGC6883

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC6883 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:2541° (Northeast)
SetDawn62°85° (East)
Maximum elevation

05:26

62°

85° (East)

Elevation

NGC6883 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6883

General information

Open Cluster NGC6883 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 15 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC6883 will rise at northeast at 23:25 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at east. Maximum elevation, 62° above horizon, will be reached at 05:26, when cluster will be placed at east.
 

NGC6883 on the sky map

NGC6883 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

8

Apparent size15'
Right ascension20h 11m 19s
Declination35° 49′ 54″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6883

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 II 98Double Star5.75
H VI 32Double Star4.76
NGC6871Open Cluster5.2
IC4996Open Cluster7.3
M29 / NGC6913Open Cluster6.6
NGC6992Supernova Remnant7
NGC6995Supernova Remnant7