NGC 6819
Open Cluster NGC 6819,
type 'd',
in Cygnus
Right Ascension |
19 : 41.3 (h:m)
|
Declination |
+40 : 11 (deg:m)
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Distance |
7.2 (kly)
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Visual Brightness |
7.3 (mag)
|
Apparent Dimension |
5. (arc min) |
Discovered by Caroline Herschel on May 12, 1784.
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Jean-Claude Mermilliod's WEBDA cluster page for NGC 6819
SIMBAD Data of NGC 6819
Publications on NGC 6819 (NASA ADS)
Observing Reports for NGC 6819 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)
NGC Online data for NGC 6819
References
- Michael Hoskin, 2005.
Caroline Herschel as Observer.
Journal for the History of Astronomy, Vol. 36, Part 4, No. 125, pp. 373-406
(November 2005).
Hartmut Frommert
Christine Kronberg
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Last Modification: February 10, 2006