How to find NGC6871
This guide uses bright stars first, then narrows the field for a telescope or binocular finder. Use Cygnus as the main sky landmark.
Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC6871.
NGC6871 is 65° above the horizon toward the West.
Use Cygnus as the large-scale sky landmark before following the numbered route.
field star · mag 4.9
From Sadr, move about 4.2° toward the south-west until you reach field star · mag 4.9.
