Herschel 366 NGC 6882
Herschel 367 NGC 6885

Herschel 366 NGC 6882 Herschel 367 NGC 6885

Object Type Open Cluster Object Type Open Cluster
Constellation Vulpecular Constellation Vulpecular
Magnitude 8.1 Magnitude 8.1
Size 18.0' x 18.0' Size 7.0' x 7.0'


Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Numbers 366 and 367 in the Herschel 400 list are a pair of overlapping open clusters in Vulpecular, NGC 6882 and NGC 6885. NGC 6882 is a large and scattered cluster, with relatively few stars, while NGC 6885 is a much smaller and more compact cluster centred around a 6th magnitude B-type main sequence star which night be a member of the cluster.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 6882 & NGC 6885.

2 overlapping clusters. NGC 6885 much larger and more scattered. NGC 6882 centred on bright orange star.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.