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NGC 6832 - Open Cluster in Cygnus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 0:31 | Set: 2:55
Alt: -16.32°   Az: 328.80°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 6832 is a Open Cluster in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6832 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 6832 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 6832 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6832 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.3 arcmin) and minor (3.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 48m 42s
+59° 29’ 09”
05h 12m 58s
01h 01m 40s

J2000

19h 48m 15s
+59° 25’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6832 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 6832 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6832 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6832 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6832 is a visual representation of it.
3.3 arcmin
3.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Pretoria TSH (ZA)
Latitude: 25° 44’ 41” S
Longitude: 28° 11’ 16” E
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg

Today's NGC 6832 - Open Cluster in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Pretoria TSH (ZA) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Johannesburg):

Azimuth: 30.5°
Max altitude: 4.8°
Azimuth: 329.5°