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North America Nebula

NGC 7000 / C20 · emission nebula

North America Nebula

Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 color), CDS/hips2fits

Huge HII region near Deneb shaped like the continent; pairs with the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070).

Vis magnitude4.0
Apparent size120×100′ (major 0.12e3′)
RA / Dec (J2000)20.9881h / 44.5290°
Altitude / Azimuth6.5° / 35.3°
Rise · Transit · Set19:48 · 05:28 · 15:04
Transit altitude84.5°
Above-min interval7:54pm–2:57pm
Suitabilityboth — RedCat: fits comfortably; MiniCat: fits comfortably
Sourceseed