IC5117 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC5117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:01 (EDT), 62° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:09, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC5117
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h32m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 11.50 (V) [1] 13.30 (B) [1] 11.30 (J) [1] 10.72 (H) [1] 9.49 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.1 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.80 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.49 |
Sources