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NGC 6830 (also Collinder 406 and OCL 125) is a magnitude +7.9 open star cluster located in the constellation Vulpecula.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, England on the 19th July 1784.

Right Ascension 19h 51m 00.0s, Declination +18° 57' 50"



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