NGC : North America Nebula (NGC7000)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
North America Nebula (NGC7000) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:0626° (Northeast)
SetDawn54°66° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:26

55°

66° (Northeast)

Elevation

North America Nebula (NGC7000) Celestial motion
Information about North America Nebula (NGC7000)

General information

Bright Nebula NGC7000 has the magnitude of 4 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 2 angular degrees.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, nebula is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, nebula NGC7000 will rise at northeast at 23:06 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at northeast. Maximum elevation, 55° above horizon, will be reached at 05:26, when nebula will be placed at northeast.
 

North America Nebula (NGC7000) on the sky map

North America Nebula (NGC7000) on the sky map
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

North America Nebula, North America, NORTH AMER NEB

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

4

Apparent size2°x30'
Right ascension20h 58m 47s
Declination44° 19′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC7000

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 10Double Star3.93
H N 73Double Star1.25