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NGC 6895 - Open Cluster in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 45.14°   Az: 299.31°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 6895 is a Open Cluster in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6895 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 6895 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 6895 - Open Cluster in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6895 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.1 arcmin) and minor (5.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 17m 15s
+50° 19’ 06”
04h 57m 46s
01h 15m 02s

J2000

20h 16m 32s
+50° 14’ 25”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6895 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 6895 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6895 - Open Cluster in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6895 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6895 is a visual representation of it.
5.1 arcmin
5.1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 6895 - Open Cluster in Cygnus is circumpolar and transits at 15:09 UTC (altitude: 88.8°)