NGC 7000 (North America Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Cygnus
NGC 7000 is a HII Ionized region in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 7000 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 7000 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 4x4 degrees (240x240 arcmins).
Key facts about NGC 7000
NGC 7000 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 14.8°
Azimuth: 33.6°
Direction: North-North-East
See also NGC 7000 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 4, NGC 7000 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.
Photometric information of NGC 7000
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7000 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 7000
The following table reports NGC 7000 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7000 is a visual representation of it.Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7000
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7000 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7000 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 7000 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 7000 (North America Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Cygnus is circumpolar and transits at 05:17 UTC (altitude: 83.0°)