NGC6885 and NGC6882 are a pair of overlapping open clusters located in Vulpecula. NGC 6885 is the small group of brighter stars, and NGC 6882 is the set of fainter stars or possibly it is Collinder 416 as there is some confusion from William Herschel observations. Age is estimated at 1.4 billion years.
NGC 6885 and NGC 6882
- Constellation: Vulpecula
- Right Ascension: 20h 11m 56s
- Declination: 26d 29m 20s
- Distance: 2,000
- Details
- Category: Open Clusters
- Telescope: EDT 80mm Reftactor
- Camera: ZWO A071 Color