North America Nebula

H II region in the constellation Cygnus
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North America Nebula

Summary

North America Nebula is a H II region[1]. It draws 1,468 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #8 of 78).[2]

Key Facts

  • North America Nebula is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • North America Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region[4].
  • North America Nebula's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[5].
  • North America Nebula's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[6].
  • North America Nebula's Commons category is recorded as North America Nebula[7].
  • North America Nebula comprises Pelican Nebula[8].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7000[9].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 373[10].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 085.75-01.48[11].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-117[12].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CTB 100[13].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [DGW65] 138[14].
  • North America Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Caldwell 20[15].
  • North America Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 24, 1786[16].
  • North America Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[17].
  • North America Nebula's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+1950'}[18].
  • North America Nebula's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q12129', 'amount': '+580'}[19].
  • North America Nebula's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+314.6958'}[20].
  • North America Nebula's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.3300'}[21].
  • North America Nebula's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include H II region[4] and astronomical radio source[5].

Use and Application

North America Nebula comprises Pelican Nebula[8].

Why It Matters

North America Nebula draws 1,468 Wikipedia views per month (h_ii_region category, ranking #8 of 78).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Interstellar extinction in the vicinity of the North America and Pelican nebulae. II. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · SevenSpheres · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+4'}
    Instance of → —
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+314.6958'}
    Constellation → Cygnus
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 7000 photo.jpg"
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