Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6802  ·  The star 4Vul  ·  The star 5Vul
The Coat Hanger Cluster, Wayne Jaeschke
The Coat Hanger Cluster
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The Coat Hanger Cluster

The Coat Hanger Cluster, Wayne Jaeschke
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The Coat Hanger Cluster

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This is the Coat Hanger asterism (also known as Brocchi's cluster or Al Sufi's cluster and cataloged as Collinder 399) in the constellation Vulpecula. The hanger's rod points at open cluster NGC6802. Another open cluster (IC1299) and a number of small planetaries are in the lower left portion of the image.

This version was stylized a bit more.

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The Coat Hanger Cluster, Wayne Jaeschke