NGC 6834 is an open cluster in Cygnus, 10,700 light-years away
NGC 6834 (Herschel 400 no. 364, OCL 134) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus , 10,700 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 7.8 and spans 4.5′ of sky, about 14 light-years across. It is visible in small binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 6834 from Albireo
Albireo
NGC 6834
CYGNUS
NGC 6834 lies 4.9° east of Albireo , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6834 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.
NGC 6834 is 10,700 light-years away
The light seen from NGC 6834 tonight left it about 10,700 years ago. It ranks 125 of 398 by distance among the Herschel 400 objects. Distance source: Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6834
NGC 6834 catalog data
Field Value
Designations NGC 6834, Herschel 400 no. 364, OCL 134 Type open cluster Constellation Cygnus Right ascension (J2000) 19h 52.2m Declination (J2000) +29° 24′ Magnitude 7.8 Apparent size 4.5′ True size 14 light-years Distance 10,700 light-years (Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023) Best month September Best with Binoculars Herschel 400 number 364
