NGC 6885
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NGC 6885, also Caldwell 37, is an open cluster and Caldwell object in the constellation Vulpecula. It shines at magnitude +5.7. Its celestial coordinates are RA 20h12.0m, DEC +26°29'. It surrounds a naked-eye O or B-class star, and is located near M27 (Dumbbell nebula), the nebula IC 4954, and open cluster NGC 6940.
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- Stars and Planets, Jay M. Pasachoff, PETERSON FIELD GUIDESTM, 2000, ISBN 0-395-93432-X
- FIREFLY: ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE, Sir Patrick Moore, Firefly Books Limited, 2003, ISBN 1-55297-819-2