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IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula

Altitude: 28.2°   Azimuth: 77.4°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 4954 is a HII Ionized region in the Vulpecula constellation. IC 4954 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 4954 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula star
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DSS2 image of IC 4954 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4954

IC 4954
HII Ionized region
Vulpecula

IC 4954 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 28.2°
Azimuth: 77.4°
Direction: East-North-East

See also IC 4954 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula

Apparent size of IC 4954

The following table reports IC 4954 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4954 is a visual representation of it.
3 arcmin
1 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4954

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4954 are provided in the following table:

20h 04m 45s
+29° 15’ 10”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4954 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 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula.

Finder chart IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula.

Rise and set times of IC 4954 from your location

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

Today's IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.7°
Max altitude: 67.8°
Azimuth: 299.3°