Q1147831

Open cluster in Cygnus

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Right ascension: 19 37 17
Declination: +46 ° 23 ′ 18 ″
Distance: 3600 ly (1107 pc )
Apparent dimensions v: 13'
Estimated age: 1.00±0.17 Gyr
Other designations: Cr 402
Constellation: Cygnus

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Image: NGC 6811.png

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NGC 6811 is an open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus, near the constellation of Lyra. It has an angular size half that of the full Moon and includes about 1000 stars of roughly similar magnitude. It has also been called "The Hole in the Cluster" or "Hole in a Cluster" because of its dark center.

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