North America Nebula (NGC7000) Observation Details
NGC7000 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing NGC7000 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 10:54 and set before sunset at 20:07. Rising near twilight's end at 01:37, it will fade away by 04:17, peaking at just 20° above the horizon.NGC7000 will be visible until January, 25, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC7000 Visibility Timetable on January 24
NGC7000 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 24.2% illuminated | 07:52 | 55° |
| NGC7000 transit | 10:54 | 83° |
| Sunset | 15:21 | 40° |
| Civil sunset | 15:50 | 35° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:53 | 25° |
| NGC7000 set | 20:07 | |
| Moon Set | 20:44 | -3° |
| NGC7000 rise | 01:37 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:46 | 15° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:48 | 25° |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 29° |
Track NGC7000 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is North America Nebula right now?
North America Nebula (NGC7000) is located in the constellation Cygnus, at right ascension 20h 59m 17s" and declination 44° 31' 43s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC7000 Image Gallery
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DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC7000
| Object name | NGC7000 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC7000 coordinates | 20.98809, 44.52878 |
| Center coordinates | 20.98809, 44.52878 |
NGC7000 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC7000
| Time | 21:28 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC7000 elevation | -6° |
| NGC7000 Azimuth | 15° |
Annual motion of NGC7000
| Date | Sun, 25 January 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 16:53 |
| Twighlight end | 03:43 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 50m |
| Rise | 01:37 |
| Set | 20:03 |
| Elevation at transit | 83° |
| Transit time | 10:50 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 20h 59m 17s", Dec: 44° 31' 43s |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC7000 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC7000
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 20.98809° |
| Declination | 44.52878° |
| Magnitude | 4.00 |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Elevation | -6° |
| Azimuth | 14.8° |
Data Credits
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