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EntityQ378016· pop 29

open cluster in the constellation Vulpecula

Key facts

Right ascension
19 42 27.92
Declination
+23 ° 05 ′ 14.7 ″
Distance
6,000 ly
Apparent dimensions v
40 arcmins
Constellation
Vulpecula
Designations
Nebula (NGC 6820, Sh2-86)

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
1893
Image
Sh 2-86RGBHaRGBHunter.jpg
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catalog code
C 1941+231
Commons category
NGC 6823
time of discovery or invention
1785-07-17
right ascension component of proper motion
-3.28
apparent magnitude
7.1
right ascension
295.788
declination
23.30000
radial velocity
17.0
declination component of proper motion
-4.97
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Article

NGC 6820 is a small emission nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in a large faint emission nebula called Sh 2-86. The whole area of nebulosity is often referred to as NGC 6820.

M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is found three degrees to the east, and α Vulpeculae three degrees to the west.

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