NGC 6871
NGC 6871 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Cygnus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6871:
| NGC: | NGC 6871 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 5.43 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:05:59.44 |
| Declination: | 35:46:38.10 |
| Major axis: | 9.3 ' |
| Radial velocity: | -10 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00003 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS