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Open cluster in Cygnus

Key facts

Right ascension
20 05 59
Declination
+35 ° 46.6 ′
Distance
5133 ly (1574 pc )
Estimated age
9.1 million years
Other designations
GC 4548, h 2067, Struve 2630
Constellation
Cygnus

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
1574
Image
NGC 6871 DSS EtoI.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 6871
time of discovery or invention
1825-00-00
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 3253
apparent magnitude
5.2
right ascension
301.4958
declination
35.7767
radial velocity
-10.5
right ascension component of proper motion
-2.90
declination component of proper motion
-6.95
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NGC 6871 is a small, young open cluster in the constellation of Cygnus. The cluster has fewer than 50 members, most of which are blue and white stars. It is located 5135 light-years from Earth.

Map showing location of NGC 6871

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