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Collinder 415

NGC 6883

Proper NameNone
Messier NumberNone
NGC/IC NumberNGC 6883
Other DesignationsCollinder 415
ConstellationCygnus
Right Ascension20h 11m 19s
Declination+35° 49' 54"
Distancec.4,500 light years
c.1,400 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +8.00
Absolute: -2.70
DiameterApparent: 35'
Actual: 46 light years
Optimum VisibilityAugust

Collinder 415 is one of a number of open clusters in central Cygnus, within the denser inner band of the Milky Way. Collinder 415 itself is central to this image, with Collinder 413 (or NGC 6871) lying off to its west (right). A third cluster, Biurakan 2, falls southward of a line between the two, but is considerably fainter and less distinctive. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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