NGC7023 Observation Details
NGC7023 Daily Motion
NGC7023 is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon and always visible in the night sky from your location. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 44 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe NGC7023, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.NGC7023 will be visible throughout the entire year. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 44 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe NGC7023, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.
NGC7023 Visibility Timetable on January 08
NGC7023 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC7023 is always above the horizon | ||
| NGC7023 transit | 11:59 | 59° |
| Sunset | 15:04 | 50° |
| Civil sunset | 15:35 | 47° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:39 | 42° |
| NGC7023 is always above the horizon | ||
| Moon Rise, 73.2% illuminated | 20:11 | 24° |
| Astrosession end | 03:49 | 24° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:53 | 29° |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 31° |
| Moon Set | 08:42 | 49° |
Track NGC7023 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is Iris Nebula right now?
Iris Nebula (NGC7023) is located in the constellation Cepheus, at right ascension 21h 01m 35s" and declination 68° 10' 10s. Although it is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 35 degrees, NGC7023 is not visible because it is daytime.NGC7023 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
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 NGC7023
| Object name | NGC7023 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC7023 coordinates | 21.02656, 68.16956 |
| Center coordinates | 21.02656, 68.16956 |
NGC7023 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC7023
| Time | 06:04 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC7023 elevation | 35° |
| NGC7023 Azimuth | -27° |
Annual motion of NGC7023
| Date | Thu, 8 January 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 16:34 |
| Twighlight end | 03:43 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 9m |
| Rise | NGC7023 is always up |
| Set | NGC7023 is always up |
| Elevation at transit | 59° |
| Transit time | 11:55 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 21h 01m 35s", Dec: 68° 10' 10s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
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 NGC7023 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 NGC7023
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 21.02656° |
| Declination | 68.16956° |
| Magnitude | 7.20 |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Elevation | 34.6° |
| Azimuth | -26.9° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.