NGC7008 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , NGC7008 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:44, 65° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:28, 52° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC7008
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +54°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 10.70 (V) [1] 13.30 (B) [1] 11.87 (J) [1] 11.52 (H) [1] 11.41 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.2 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 2.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.13 |
Sources