NGC 7000
E504645
NGC 7000 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus whose shape strikingly resembles the continent of North America.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 120 arcminutes by 100 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 4.0 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pelican Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| bestSeenInSeason | summer ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
interstellar dust
ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ regions of active star formation ⓘ |
| declination | +44° 20′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1786 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2600 light-years
ⓘ
about 800 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLine | H-alpha ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about -0.5 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 85 degrees ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation | Sh2-117 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | reddish ⓘ |
| hasName | North America Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNGCNumber | 7000 ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Central America region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico region ⓘ |
| hasShapeResemblance | North America continent ⓘ |
| ionizingSource | nearby hot stars ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
astrophotography
ⓘ
wide-field surveys ⓘ |
| liesNear | Galactic plane ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBrightStar | Deneb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observableWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescope ⓘ |
| partOf | Cygnus star-forming complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reddishColorCause | hydrogen emission ⓘ |
| requiresForDetail | wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 20h 58m ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Pelican Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationCause | dark dust lane ⓘ |
| spectralType | emission nebula spectrum dominated by hydrogen ⓘ |
| visibleFromHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus