Foxhead Cluster is an open cluster in Cygnus
Foxhead Cluster (NGC 6819, MWSC 3155) is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus . It shines at magnitude 7.3 and spans 6.9′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 Foxhead Cluster from Fawaris
Fawaris
NGC 6819
CYGNUS
Foxhead Cluster lies 5.0° south of Fawaris , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Foxhead Cluster is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -1° 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: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -33° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to Foxhead Cluster is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of Foxhead Cluster
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
Foxhead Cluster catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations NGC 6819, MWSC 3155 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 19h 41.3m Declination (J2000) +40° 11′ Magnitude 7.3 (B 8.2) Apparent size 6.9′ Radial velocity 3 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
