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NGC 6874 (also OCL 157.1) is a magnitude +7.7 open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus.

The open cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 15th September 1792.

Right Ascension 20h 07m 48.0s, Declination +38° 14' 00"

NGC 6874

 



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