NGC 6793 is an open cluster in Vulpecula
NGC 6793 (MWSC 3098) is an open cluster in the constellation Vulpecula . Spans 8.1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
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 6793 from Albireo
Albireo
NGC 6793
VULPECULA
NGC 6793 lies 6.1° south of Albireo , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6793 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -27° 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 68°S, and never sets north of 68°N.
The distance to NGC 6793 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6793
6 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6793 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vulpecula Designations NGC 6793, MWSC 3098 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 19h 23.2m Declination (J2000) +22° 08′ Apparent size 8.1′ Radial velocity -11 km/s Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
