The sky around NGC 6833 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.
NGC 6833 is a planetary nebula in Cygnus, 3,220 light-years away
NGC 6833 (PN G082.5+11.3) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus, 3,220 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2″ of sky, about 0.0 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding NGC 6833 from Fawaris
NGC 6833 lies 3.9° north of Fawaris, the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6833 is highest in the evening in September
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 41°S, and never sets north of 41°N.
NGC 6833 is 3,220 light-years away
The light seen from NGC 6833 tonight left it about 3,220 years ago. Distance source: Gaia central-star parallax via OpenNGC (1.014 mas, 986 pc).
Objects within 6° of NGC 6833
6 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
