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Sunset: 20:48
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IC 4954 - HII Ionized region in Vulpecula

Above the horizon.  Rise: 20:20 | Tran: 5:21 | Set: 14:17
Alt: 3.22°   Az: 44.20°   Direction: 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 05m 46s
+29° 19’ 34”
15h 31m 52s
11h 37m 39s

J2000

20h 04m 45s
+29° 15’ 10”

Finder Chart

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°.

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

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

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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