# NGC 6885 (NGC 6882)

NGC 6885 (NGC 6882) is an open cluster in the constellation Vulpecula, magnitude 6.0, 7.5′ across.

A scattered open cluster in Vulpecula around the 6th-magnitude star 20 Vulpeculae.

## When and where to see it

It is best placed in the evening sky around August, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in July). It can be seen from everywhere north of 64°S and never sets north of 64°N.

At its highest it stands 66° up from 50°N, 81° up from 35°N, 64° up from the equator, 29° up from 35°S.

## Facts

- Type: Open cluster
- Constellation: Vulpecula
- Designations: NGC 6882, C 37
- Magnitude: 6.0
- Apparent size: 7.5′
- Position: RA 20h 11.9m, Dec +26° 29′ (J2000)

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