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NGC 6904 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 11:11 | Set: 19:38
Alt: 14.28°   Az: 293.70°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 6904 is a Open Cluster in the Vulpecula constellation. NGC 6904 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 6904 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 6904 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6904 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.2 arcmin) and minor (4.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 22m 52s
+25° 49’ 22”
06h 38m 41s
03h 01m 33s

J2000

20h 21m 47s
+25° 44’ 29”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6904 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 6904 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula.

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Finder chart for NGC 6904 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6904 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6904 is a visual representation of it.
4.2 arcmin
4.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6904 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.2°
Max altitude: 64.3°
Azimuth: 295.8°