NGC 6885
NGC 6885 |
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Object data of NGC6885 |
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| Object type: | open cluster (III2p) | |
| Size: | 20' | |
| Magnitude: | 5.7 mag (stars: 6..11mag) | |
| Constellation: | Vul | |
| Distance: | 1,900 Ly | |
| Notes: | NGC6885 is a loose open star cluster in
Vulpecula.
The bright star in the centre of the image is 20 Vul, a so called Be star
(an emission line star).
The New General Catalogue lists a second open star cluster inside this image field: NGC6882. It is unclear, whether NGC6882 is only another name for NGC6885 or if NGC6882 consists of the star concentration in the north western corner of the image. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2008-10-05 + 09 | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1139mm) | |
| Camera: | ST2000XM with CFW8 and SBIG Filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Exposure time: | L 26x2m / R 6x8m / G 6x4m / B 6x4m | |
| Exposure time total: | 2h 28m | |
| Notes: | bright moon light during exposure and bad transparency because of high clouds. | |
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