NGC 6800
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Open cluster
| NGC 6800 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data | |
| Right ascension | 19h 28m 12s |
| Declination | +25° 11′ 39″[1] |
| Distance | 3300 (1012[2] ) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.05 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5' x 6' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 250Myr[3] |
| Other designations | h 2041, GC 4497, OCL 123[4] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters | |
NGC 6800 is a open cluster in Vulpecula. It is located 30' to the east of Alpha Vulpeculae. It was discovered in 10 September, 1784, by William Herschel and independently rediscovered by his son John Herschel on 18 August 1828.[5]
The cluster contains 109 members.[6] The brightest are 10th magnitude stars, with the remainder being dimmer main-sequence stars.[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "NGC 6800 - Open Cluster in Vulpecula".
- ^ "Stellar Population Astrophysics (SPA) with the TNG".
- ^ Ananjevskaja, Yu.K.; Frolov, V.N.; Polyakov, E.V. "Relative proper motions in NGC 6800".
- ^ "NGC 6800".
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 6800 - 6849".
- ^ Ananjevskaja, Yu.K.; Frolov, V.N.; Polyakov, E.V. "Investigation of the open star cluster NGC 6800".
- ^ Roslund, Curt. "Remarks on Some New and Some Known Galactic Clusters".
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