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IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:23 | Tran: 20:37 | Set: 5:56
Alt: 21.59°   Az: 66.67°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 1340 is a Supernova Remnant in the Cygnus constellation. IC 1340 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 IC 1340 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 0.8373x0.8373 degrees (50.24x50.24 arcmins).

Image of IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1340 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (25.12 arcmin) and minor (19.95 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 57m 09s
+31° 08’ 38”
17h 44m 12s
14h 41m 22s

J2000

20h 56m 08s
+31° 02’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1340 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus.

Finder chart IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1340 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1340 is a visual representation of it.
25.12 arcmin
19.95 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1340 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.9°
Max altitude: 69.7°
Azimuth: 301.1°