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NGC 6802 — Open Cluster in Vulpecula

Open Cluster Good (42/100)
Magnitude 8.8m OpenCluster Vulpecula (Vul) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.8
Angular Size 4.5′
Cl, L, vC, E 0deg , st 14...18

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 30m 36.0s
Dec +20° 16' 00.0"
Constellation Vulpecula (Vul)
Catalog NGC 6802

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Medium+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6802 · 4.5′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

U Vul
Medium
Pulsating variable, period 8.0d
Variable Star mag 7.14 1.4° Vulpecula
NGC 6823
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.1 4.2° Vulpecula
NGC 6830
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.9 5.5° Vulpecula
M71
NGC 6838
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 8.3 5.7° Sagitta
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