IC : Pelican Nebula (IC5070)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
Pelican Nebula (IC5070) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk38° (Northeast)
SetDawn70°69° (East)
Maximum elevation

04:39

70°

69° (East)

Elevation

Pelican Nebula (IC5070) Celestial motion
Information about Pelican Nebula (IC5070)

General information

Bright Nebula IC5070 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 60 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, nebula is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-05 nebula IC5070 will be visible all night. At 22:17 the object will be placed at northeast, above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:40 when fade from view as dawn breaks east. Maximum elevation, 70° above horizon, will be reached at 04:39, when nebula will be placed at east.
 

Pelican Nebula (IC5070) on the sky map

Pelican Nebula (IC5070) on the sky map
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

Pelican Nebula, Pelican

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

8

Apparent size3600"x50'
Right ascension20h 51m 0s
Declination44° 22′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC5070

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Object typeMagnitude
H VI 10Double Star3.93
H VI 33Double Star4.16
H IV 24Double Star6.58
H N 73Double Star1.25
H IV 22Double Star4.59
NGC6866Open Cluster7.6
NGC6910Open Cluster7.4
NGC7000Bright Nebula4