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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 6:33 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 19:17
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IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.73°   Az: 311.96°   Direction: North-West

IC 5068 is a HII Ionized region in the Cygnus constellation. IC 5068 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 5068 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 1.3333x1.3333 degrees (80.00x80.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of IC 5068 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (40 arcmin) and minor (30 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 51m 23s
+42° 34’ 15”
07h 21m 10s
04h 12m 34s

J2000

20h 50m 30s
+42° 28’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5068 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 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus.

Finder chart IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 5068 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5068 is a visual representation of it.
40 arcmin
30 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus is circumpolar and transits at 21:17 UTC (altitude: 81.1°)