Ground-based telescopic view of NGC 6791
This is a ground-based telescopic view of NGC 6791, located 13,300 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Credit:NASA, ESA, DSS, and L. Bedin (STScI)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6791 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 20 56.42 |
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| Position (Dec): | 37° 44' 46.32" |
| Field of view: | 30.26 x 38.95 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° right of vertical |
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