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IC5068 Position and Visibility Tonight

IC5068

Where is IC5068 right now?

IC5068 is located in the constellation Cygnus. It is currently below the horizon and is not visible from your location.
Twilight begins at 18:57 local time. At that moment, IC5068 will be 53° above the horizon toward the north-east.

IC5068 visibility on 2026-08-18

IC5068 Visible from sunset until sunrise

IC5068 rise and set timetable

TimeElevation
Moonrise, 21% illuminated 09:49-10°
IC5068 rise13:15
Sunset17:5542°
Civil sunset18:2447°
Twilight start18:5753°
Astronomical observing session begins19:3259°
Moonset20:2669°
IC5068 transit22:1185°
Astronomical observing session ends02:5138°
Twilight end03:2632°
Civil sunrise03:5926°
Sunrise04:2821°
IC5068 set07:07

Track IC5068 Position Throughout the Night

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IC5068 — Image Gallery

DSS Blue

IC5068 — blue-filter image
Blue images highlight younger, hotter stars that emit strongly at blue wavelengths.

DSS Red

IC5068 — red-filter image
Red images reveal older, cooler stars and emission nebulae glowing strongly in hydrogen-alpha light.

DSS Near-Infrared

IC5068 — near-infrared image
Near-infrared images penetrate dust that obscures visible light and reveal hidden structures.

DSS Composite Image

IC5068 — composite color image
DSS color images combine blue, red and often near-infrared exposures into a composite view.

The images come from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under contract with NASA, using data from UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), European Southern Observatory (ESO), National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).

Special thanks to National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.

Finder Chart for IC5068

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Object nameIC5068
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
IC5068 coordinates20.8416, 42.47769
Center coordinates20.8416, 42.47769

IC5068 Passage Through Night

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Current position of IC5068

Time07:57
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Elevation-4°
Azimuth335°
Here you can see the current position of IC5068 on the map, as well as its positions for rise and set. This tool lets you track its movement throughout the night with accurate, up-to-date information.

Annual motion of IC5068


IC5068 will remain visible until January 22, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky. Time
DateTue, 18 August 2026
Twilight start19:28
Twilight end02:44
Twilight duration7h 17m
Rise13:15
Set07:07
Elevation at transit85°
Transit time22:11
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 20h 50m 29s", Dec: 42° 28' 39s
Magnitude-
ConstellationCygnus
The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of IC5068, including its daily appearances and transit times. The vertical axis shows the hours of the day and the horizontal axis spans the year. The reddish area marks when the object is above the horizon, while the white line marks its daily transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a table with exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.

Astrometric and Physical Parameters of IC5068

Coordinates and Visibility

Right Ascension20.8416°
Declination42.47769°
Magnitude
ConstellationCygnus
Elevation-4.3°
Azimuth335.4°

Data Credits

The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.

For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.