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NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:40 | Tran: 19:38 | Set: 2:41
Alt: 45.39°   Az: 143.83°   Direction: South-East

NGC 6837 is a Open Cluster in the Aquila constellation. NGC 6837 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6837 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 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6837 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 54m 19s
+11° 45’ 52”
22h 19m 49s
18h 14m 08s

J2000

19h 53m 08s
+11° 41’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6837 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila.

Finder chart NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6837 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6837 is a visual representation of it.
3 arcmin
3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6837 - Open Cluster in Aquila rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.2°
Max altitude: 50.3°
Azimuth: 281.8°