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NGC 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:20 | Tran: 17:14 | Set: 1:12
Alt: 42.50°   Az: 111.37°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 6873 is a Open Cluster in the Sagitta constellation. NGC 6873 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 6873 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 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6873 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

20h 08m 19s
+21° 10’ 31”
20h 50m 18s
16h 58m 37s

J2000

20h 07m 14s
+21° 06’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6873 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 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta.

Finder chart NGC 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6873 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6873 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 6873 - Open Cluster in Sagitta rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.8°
Max altitude: 59.7°
Azimuth: 291.2°