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EntityQ1147831· pop 31· linked from 583 articles

Open cluster in Cygnus

Key facts

Right ascension
19 37 17
Declination
+46 ° 23 ′ 18 ″
Distance
3600 ly (1107 pc )
Apparent dimensions v
13'
Estimated age
1.00±0.17 Gyr
Other designations
Cr 402
Constellation
Cygnus

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 6811 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus, near the constellation of Lyra. It has an angular size half that of the full Moon and includes about 1000 stars of roughly similar magnitude. It has also been called "The Hole in the Cluster" or "Hole in a Cluster" because of its dark center.

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