NGC 6866 explained

NGC 6866
Type:	Open Cluster
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Dist Pc:	1450 pc
Appmag V:	7.6
Size V:	7'
Age:	0.43 ± 0.05 Gyr
Constellation:	Cygnus
Names:	Cr 412, C2002+438, OCL 183

NGC 6866 is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel on 23 July 1783.

NGC 6866 is located in what was the field of view of the Kepler spacecraft. Using asteroseismic analysis, the age of NGC 6866 was estimated to be about 430 million years old.^[2]

References

• Simbad
• NGC 6866
• Webda

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 6866 . Results for NGC 6866 . 2008-09-29.
2. 10.1051/0004-6361/202347330 . Asteroseismic age estimate of the open cluster NGC 6866 using Kepler and Gaia . 2023 . Brogaard . K. . Arentoft . T. . Miglio . A. . Casali . G. . Thomsen . J. S. . Tailo . M. . Montalbán . J. . Grisoni . V. . Willett . E. . Stokholm . A. . Grundahl . F. . Stello . D. . Sandquist . E. L. . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 679 . A23 . 2308.12731 . 2023A&A...679A..23B .