The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC1318)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Gamma Cygni Nebula will become visible at around 18:49 (PDT), 83° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:03.
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Name
The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC1318)
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h22m13s [1] |
| Declination: | +40°15'24" [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 2.23 (V) [1] 2.90 (B) [1] 1.11 (J) [1] 0.83 (H) [1] 0.72 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.67 |
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