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IC 1396
IC 1396 — Elephant's Trunk
Emission Nebula
· CepheusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cepheus
- Right ascension
- 21h 39m 06s
- Declination
- +57° 30′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 3.5
- Angular size
- 170′ × 140′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Jul-Nov
- Catalog IDs
- IC 1396
About this target
Contains the Elephant's Trunk pillar.