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IC 1318C
IC 1318C — Butterfly Nebula — IC 1318C Region
Emission Nebula
· CygnusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 20h 27m 18s
- Declination
- +39° 42′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 57′ × 38′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Oct
- Catalog IDs
- IC 1318C
About this target
J2000 catalog center 20h27m18s +39d42m from SIMBAD (DWB 67). 57 × 38 arcmin is an example photographic field from Dark Skies Imaging, not a verified physical extent; remains provisional. East/west wing naming varies by source.
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Explore Scientific
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
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