NGC 6815

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Asterism
NGC 6815
Constellation Fox
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 40m 44.3s
declination + 26 ° 45 ′ 32 ″
Further data
distance

6600 ly (2024 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

August 18, 1828

Catalog names
NGC  6815 • h 2046 • GC 4508 • OCl 131 • C 1938 + 267
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NGC 6815 is an asterism in the constellation Vulpecula . It was discovered by John Herschel on August 18, 1828 while observing with an 18-inch reflector telescope.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  3. Seligman