NGC 6882 is a Open Cluster in the Vulpecula constellation. NGC 6882 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 14.1, NGC 6882 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

NGC 6882/6885 is a very old cluster with an estimated age of 1.4 billion years. It's about 2,000 light-years distant from Earth and is listed as number 37 in the Caldwell catalogue. The cluster is best seen from northern locations during the months of July, August and September.

From Virginia Beach , NGC6882 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:51 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 46° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:03. All times shown in Virginia Beach local time.

Sep 6, 2008 · Star Clusters lists NGC 6882 as "probably NGC 6885". Under 6885, they say: The identifications of NGC 6885 and NGC 6882 are not entirely clear. William Herschel discovered these on successive nights...his descriptions for these …

NGC 6882/6885 is an open cluster in the constellation of Vulpecula that can just about be seen with the naked eye and is easy with binoculars. Questions remain regarding if NGC 6882 and NGC 6885 are ...

NGC 6882 is identified as the smaller clump of stars to the northwest (upper right) of the bright star. However, other sources reverse these two designations, and still others have concluded that both numbers refer to the same object.

Sep 1, 2019 · NGC 6885 (or Caldwell 37) is a large and loose cluster around the bright star 20 Vulpeculae and appears to consist of two parts. Up (south) is marked by a trapezium of bright stars while the north consists of a long cloud of somewhat bright stars (of which two are yellow/orange) and many dimmer suns.

Jun 20, 2021 · NGC 6882 is the bright, sparse cluster at the top. NGC 6885 (Caldwell 37) is the dimmer cluster at bottom.

NGC 6882 and NGC 6885 may or may not be seperate clusters or they may just be part of one extended cluster. NGC 6885 is the most readily seen of the two. In the sketch on the left I've labeled the two clusters as well as the bright stars 18 …

< NGC List NGC 6882. NGC 6882 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Vulpecula. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6882: