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NGC 6847 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:28 | Tran: 10:34 | Set: 19:40
Alt: 43.26°   Az: 94.04°   Direction: East

NGC 6847 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6847 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 6847 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 6847 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6847 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (10 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 57m 38s
+30° 16’ 52”
20h 10m 55s
16h 08m 33s

J2000

19h 56m 38s
+30° 12’ 46”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6847 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 6847 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6847 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6847 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6847 is a visual representation of it.
10 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6847 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.7°
Max altitude: 68.8°
Azimuth: 300.3°