NGC 6830

Scientific overview

NGC 6830 is an open cluster in the constellation Vulpecula. It shines at apparent magnitude 7.9 and spans about 4.2 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Summer (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

19.8499h / 23.1001°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 6940NGC 6940	Open cluster	6.3	10.8
NGC 6823NGC 6823	Cluster with nebulosity	7.1	6
Dumbbell NebulaM 27 · NGC 6853	Planetary nebula	7.4	6.7
NGC 6802NGC 6802	Open cluster	8.8	4.5
NGC 6882C 37 · NGC 6882	Open cluster	14.1	7.5

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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