IC 5068 - HII Ionized region in Cygnus
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.
IC 5068 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 59.5°
Azimuth: 89.8°
Direction: East
See also IC 5068 rise and set times.
Apparent size of IC 5068
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.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 5068
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 1.3333333333333x1.3333333333333 degrees (80x80 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5068
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5068 are provided in the following table:
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°.


Rise ans set times of IC 5068 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
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 03:33 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)