NGC 6940 - Vulpecula
Mothra
NGC6940, llamado a veces La polillla o Mothra cluster es un cúmulo abierto en la constelación de Cygnus o El Cisne.
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NGC 6940 es bastante amplio en tamaño angular: {{ object[0].NGC6940.angularN }}' x {{ object[0].NGC6940.angularM }}, es decir, de un tamaño similar a la Luna llena o al Sol.
Su luz nos llega desde al {{ object[0].NGC6910.mesDistances[0].dist }}{{ object[0].NGC6910.mesDistances[0].unit }} y alcanza una magnitud visual en torno a la 6ª.
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NGC6940 - Mothra - en la IA
NGC 6940 is a moderately rich open star cluster located in the constellation Vulpecula. Here's a summary of its key characteristics:
- Type: Open Cluster
- Constellation: Vulpecula
- Right Ascension: 20h 34m 31.5s
- Declination: +28° 18' 23"
- Distance: Approximately 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs)
- Age: Estimated to be around 1 billion years old, making it relatively old for an open cluster.
- Apparent Magnitude: 6.3
- Size: About 25 arcminutes in diameter.
Other interesting aspects of NGC 6940:
- Appearance: In small telescopes or binoculars, it appears as a hazy patch of light. Larger telescopes resolve it into many faint stars. It contains about 100 stars with magnitudes 9 through 12.
- Structure: The cluster is relatively sparse, with stars distributed somewhat loosely compared to some other open clusters.
- Visibility: Located in the Northern Hemisphere, it's best viewed during the late summer and autumn months.
Más información sobre NGC 6940 en NASA/IPAC.
Mapa alrededor de NGC 6940
Otros identificadores de NGC6940:
"[KC2019] Theia 1272","C 2032+281" ,"NGC 6940" ,"OCl 141.0" ,"[KPR2004b] 491" ,"Cl Melotte 232" ,"[KPS2012] MWSC 3370",
