6866, open, cluster, constellation, cygnus, discovered, caroline, herschel, july, 1783, observation, data, j2000, epoch, right, ascension20h, declination, distance3900, 1450, apparent, magnitude, 6apparent, dimensions, physical, characteristicsother, designati. NGC 6866 is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus It was discovered by Caroline Herschel on 23 July 1783 NGC 6866Observation data J2000 epoch Right ascension20h 3 7m 1 Declination 44 00 1 Distance3900 Ly 1450 pc Apparent magnitude V 7 6Apparent dimensions V 7 Physical characteristicsOther designationsCr 412 C2002 438 OCL 183AssociationsConstellationCygnusSee also Open cluster List of open clusters Map showing location of NGC 6866References Edit a b NGC 6866 Results for NGC 6866 Retrieved 2008 09 29 Simbad NGC 6866 WebdaExternal links Edit Media related to NGC 6866 at Wikimedia Commons NGC 6866 on WikiSky DSS2 SDSS GALEX IRAS Hydrogen a X Ray Astrophoto Sky Map Articles and images This star cluster related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NGC 6866 amp oldid 1020269141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
