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NGC 6793 (also OCL 115) is a magnitude +11.5 open star cluster located 3,588 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Slough, England on the 18th July 1789.

Right Ascension 19h 23m 12.6s, Declination +22° 09' 27"



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