NGC 6866
Open Cluster NGC 6866
(= H VII.59), type 'd',
in Cygnus
Right Ascension |
20 : 03.7 (h:m)
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Declination |
+44 : 00(h:m)
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Distance |
3.9 (kly)
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Visual Brightness |
7.6 (mag)
|
Apparent Dimension |
7. (arc min) |
Discovered by Caroline Herschel on July 23, 1783.
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Jean-Claude Mermilliod's WEBDA cluster page for NGC 6866
SIMBAD Data of NGC 6866
Publications on NGC 6866 (NASA ADS)
Observing Reports for NGC 6866 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)
NGC Online data for NGC 6866
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