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, 9° 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
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Object type | Bright Nebula |
Alternative names | Pelican Nebula, Pelican |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Magnitude | 8 |
Apparent size | 3600"x50' |
Right ascension | 20h 51m 0s |
Declination | 44° 22′ 0″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) |
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International Catalogue (IC) | IC5070 |