NGC 6882

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vulpecula
gptkbp:age approximately 300 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.0
8.5
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:contains gptkb:NGC_6910
multiple stars
gptkbp:coordinates 20h 11m 36s +38° 18′ 00″
gptkbp:declination +38° 18′ 00″
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
best viewed in northern hemisphere
gptkbp:diameter approximately 10 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance approximately 4,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NGC
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
blue and white stars
gptkbp:has_friend NGC 6881
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various types
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6882
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:the_North_American_Nebula
gptkbp:is_noted_for its star density
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of Milky Way open clusters
Cygnus constellation group
gptkbp:is_similar_to NGC 6881
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
stellar evolution
gptkbp:lighting moderately bright
gptkbp:located_in constellation Cygnus
Galactic coordinates (X, Y, Z)
gptkbp:mass young stars
approximately 1,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_person several blue giants
gptkbp:research star formation studies
light pollution affects visibility
gptkbp:right_ascension 20h 11m 36s
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:year_created 1827