Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6823
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NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula, Phil Swift
NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula
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NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula

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NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula, Phil Swift
NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula
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NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula

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Vulpecula OB1 is an OB association in which a batch of massive stars are being born. 
It was first identified by W. W. Morgan et al.(1953)
In visual wavelengths, the OB association is linked to a star cluster catalogued as NGC6823. 
This was discovered by William Herschel in 1785 and contains 50 to 100 stars. 
A separate nebula, emitting visible light, catalogued as NGC6820, is also part of this multi-faceted star-forming region.
The association is located in the Orion Arm of our galaxy about 7,500 light-years away from the Sun. 
Nebulae that are contained in this association include NGC6820 (Nebula - Mag 14.9) and NGC6823 (Cluster - Mag 7.1)
OB associations are young associations and contain 10 to 100 massive stars of spectral class O and B, and are known as OB associations. 
In addition, these associations also contain hundreds or thousands of low and intermediate-mass stars. 
Association members are believed to form within the same small volume inside a giant molecular cloud.

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NGC6820, NGC6823, Vulpecula OB1 - (SHO) in the constellation of Vulpecula, Phil Swift