NGC : Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-19
Astronomical night: 22:38 - 04:20 (GMT -5)
Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk21°57° (Northeast)
SetDawn84°103° (East)
Maximum elevation

04:19

84°

103° (East)

Elevation

Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Celestial motion
Information about Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

General information

NGC6888 is the reflecting nebula at magnitude 10 that is placed in Cygnus constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
nebula is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-19, nebula NGC6888 will be visible all night. At 22:38 the object will be placed at northeast, 21° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:20 when fade from view as dawn breaks east. Maximum elevation, 84° above horizon, will be reached at 04:19, when nebula will be placed at east.
 

Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) on the sky map

Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) on the sky map
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

Crescent Nebula

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

10

Apparent size20'x10'
Right ascension20h 12m 7s
Declination38° 21′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6888

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H I 96Double Star7.09
H VI 59Double Star7.79
H III 113aDouble Star6.78
H III 113bDouble Star7.89
H N 86Double Star7.32
H N 87Double Star6.83
H VI 32Double Star4.76
NGC6871Open Cluster5.2
NGC6883Open Cluster8
IC4996Open Cluster7.3
NGC6910Open Cluster7.4
M29 / NGC6913Open Cluster6.6