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NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:31 | Tran: 2:57 | Set: 11:19
Alt: 58.76°   Az: 138.87°   Direction: South-East

NGC 6800 is a Open Cluster in the Vulpecula constellation. NGC 6800 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6800 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6800 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6 arcmin) and minor (6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 28m 11s
+25° 11’ 36”
22h 31m 24s
17h 59m 35s

J2000

19h 27m 07s
+25° 08’ 25”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6800 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula.

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Finder chart for NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6800 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6800 is a visual representation of it.
6 arcmin
6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.8°
Max altitude: 63.7°
Azimuth: 295.2°