NGC 6846
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19 h 56 m 28.1 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 20 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | IV1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4700 ly (1445 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Edouard Stephan |
| Discovery time | 17th August 1873 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6846 • C 1954 + 302 • OCl 139 • Cr 410 • Lund 912 • GC 5948 • | |
NGC 6846 is an open cluster from Trumpler type IV1p in the constellation Cygnus , one apparent brightness has likes of 14.2. The object was discovered by Edouard Stephan on August 17, 1873 .