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IC 1318
IC 1318 — Butterfly Nebula (Cygnus)
Emission Nebula
· CygnusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 20h 22m 12s
- Declination
- +40° 15′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 240′ × 180′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Jul-Oct
- Catalog IDs
- IC 1318
About this target
Large complex around Sadr.