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NGC 6882 — Open Cluster in Vulpecula

Open Cluster Good (59/100)
Magnitude 8.1m OpenCluster Vulpecula (Vul) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.1
Angular Size 7.5′
Cl, P, lC

Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 11m 55.9s
Dec +26° 29' 19.7"
Constellation Vulpecula (Vul)
Catalog NGC 6882

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
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)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6882 · 7.5′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Open Cluster mag 6.0 0.0° Vulpecula
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Easy
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Easy
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Planetary Nebula mag 7.4 4.7° Vulpecula
NGC 6834
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.8 5.2° Cygnus
NGC 6940
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.3 5.3° Vulpecula
NGC 6830
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.9 5.8° Vulpecula
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