IC 4954 is a H II region in Vulpecula
IC 4954 (LBN 153) is a H II region in the constellation Vulpecula . Spans 3′ × 1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding IC 4954 from Albireo
Albireo
IC 4954
VULPECULA
IC 4954 lies 7.6° east of Albireo , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4954 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.
The distance to IC 4954 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4954
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4955, nebula, 4′ NGC 6834, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 6894, planetary nebula, 2.8° NGC 6882, open cluster, 3.2° NGC 6857, H II region, 4.3°
IC 4954 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vulpecula Designations IC 4954, LBN 153 Type H II region Right ascension (J2000) 20h 04.8m Declination (J2000) +29° 15′ Apparent size 3′ × 1′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page IC 4501 to 5000
