Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6791
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NGC 6791, Open Cluster, Big_Dipper
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NGC 6791, Open Cluster

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NGC 6791, Open Cluster, Big_Dipper
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NGC 6791, Open Cluster

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NGC 6791, a very star-rich open cluster in the constellation Lyra.

One of the most studied clusters. For one thing, because he is very old (8 billion years), on the other hand, he still contains very metal rich stars.

Brightness 9.5 mag

Distance 13300 Ly

Size 16 '

Classification II3r

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NGC 6791, Open Cluster, Big_Dipper