
Hershel 400 Objects in Vulpecula
| Abbreviations in the CON column are the IAU versions. |
| The column TYPE has following abbreviations: |
| OPNCL = open cluster |
PLNNB = planetary nebula |
GLOCL = globular cluster |
CL+NB = open cluster and nebulosity |
BRTNB = bright emission or reflection nebula |
| Hubble Classification for galaxies or GALXY where no
classification existed. |
| In the Herschel Column
the Classes are: |
| I = Bright Nebulae |
III = Very Faint Nebulae |
V = Very Large
Nebulae |
VII = Pretty Much Compressed
Clusters of Large or Small Stars |
| II = Faint Nebulae |
IV = Planetary Nebulae |
VI = Very Compressed and Rich Clusters
of Stars |
VIII = Coarsely Scattered
Clusters of Stars |
| NGC_# |
Con |
Type |
RA_2000 |
Declination |
Mag |
Size |
Hershel_# |
Observation Notes |
| 6802 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
19 30.6 |
+20 16 |
8.8 |
3.2' |
H VI 14 |
Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1, much
compressed at 165X. 15 stars were counted on a mottled surface and
this cluster stood out from the Milky Way very nicely. There are two
sets of doubles stars that "guard" this cluster on either
side, both pairs of stars are light orange and white. |
| 6823 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
19 43.1 |
+23 18 |
7.1 |
12.0' |
H VII 18 |
Pretty bright, pretty large and pretty rich
cluster at 100X. 28 stars were counted with the central 4 stars forming
a tiny (20") quadruple system. |
| 6830 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
19 51.0 |
+23 04 |
7.9 |
12.0' |
H VII 9 |
Bright, pretty large, pretty rich and somewhat
compressed at 100X. This cluster stands out nicely, with 58 stars
counted. |
| 6882 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
20 11.7 |
+26 33 |
8.1 |
18.0' |
H VIII 22 |
Pretty bright, large, not compressed, pretty
poor and scattered group on about 40 stars at 100X. |
| 6885 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
20 12.0 |
+26 29 |
5.7 |
7.0' |
H VIII 20 |
Bright, pretty large, rich and somewhat compressed
at 100X. The cluster consists of the bright star 20 Vulpeculae and
35 pretty faint companions. Very interesting group. |
| 6940 |
VUL |
OPNCL |
20 34.6 |
+28 18 |
6.3 |
31.0' |
H VII 8 |
Bright, large, rich, quite compressed at 100X.
This cluster is easy in the 11 X 80 finder. I estimated 80 members,
many in lovely chains of stars. There is an interresting feature of
this cluster, it is bordered in black. A dark lane goes almost all
the way around the dense star cluster, as if the stars were gathered
up and left behind dark lanes. |
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