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NGC6856

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:59:17.1
Declination: +56:7:53
Constellation: CYG
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1829
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pS, pmC, iR, st 12…16
Sub-type: *Grp

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6856

17.5" (7/24/95): 15 stars mag 12-15 in a 2' diameter.  Stands out well as this group is very detached in the field.  Appears to have unresolved background haze but there are no dense spots or concentration and the stars are pretty evenly distributed.  About 3' north is a triangle of mag 10.5-11 stars, a bit larger than the cluster.  Incorrectly listed as nonexistent in the RNGC.