IC 5068
| Emission nebula | |
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| IC 5068 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 50 m 29.7 s |
| declination | + 42 ° 28 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Angular expansion | 40 x 30 |
| Ionizing source | |
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history
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| discovery | Thomas Espin |
| Date of discovery | September 7, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 5068 • LBN 328 | |
IC 5068 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . The object , which represents a section of the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), was discovered by Thomas Espin in 1899 .
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