NGC 6830

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Open star cluster
NGC 6830
NGC 6830 can be found not far from the M27 dumbbell nebula
AladinLite
Constellation Fox
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19 h 50 m 59.6 s
declination + 23 ° 06 ′ 00 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 7.9 likes
Angular expansion 6 ′
Physical data

Radial velocity −30.9 ± 0.9 km / s
distance  5300 ly
(1639 pc )
history
Discovered by William Herschel
Discovery time July 19, 1784
Catalog names
 NGC  6830 • C 1948 + 229 • OCl 125 •  Mel  224 •  Cr  406 • Lund 908 •  GC  4516 •  H  VII 9 •  h  2052 • 

NGC 6830 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Vulpecula . NGC  6830 has an apparent magnitude of 7.9 mag and an angular diameter of 12 ′.

NGC 6830 was discovered by William Herschel on July 19, 1784 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b SEDS : NGC 6830
  2. WEBDA
  3. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  4. Seligman