The Pelican Nebula (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Pelican Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 57° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 79° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Pelican Nebula
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [1] |
Source
| [1] | Manually entered |