NGC 6837 is an open cluster in Aquila
NGC 6837 (MWSC 3199) is an open cluster in the constellation Aquila . Spans 3′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 6837 from Altair
Altair
NGC 6837
AQUILA
NGC 6837 lies 2.9° north of Altair , the magnitude 0.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6837 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: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
The distance to NGC 6837 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6837
7 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6837 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquila Designations NGC 6837, MWSC 3199 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 19h 53.1m Declination (J2000) +11° 42′ Apparent size 3′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
