North America Nebula
Nebula in Cygnus · 1,600 light-years
🔭 Explore North America Nebula in the 3D map →| Type | Nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Distance | 1,600 light-years |
| Apparent size | 120′ (arc-minutes) |
| Also known as | C20 · NGC 7000 |
Caldwell 20, popularly known as the North America Nebula, is a nebula (NGC 7000) in Cygnus — a luminous cloud of interstellar gas and dust. It appears as number 20 in the Caldwell catalogue, Sir Patrick Moore's 1995 list of 109 bright deep-sky objects for amateur astronomers. It spans roughly 120 arc-minutes on the sky. It is one of the showpiece objects Sir Patrick Moore chose for his Caldwell list of bright targets the Messier catalogue left out.
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