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IC 2118
IC 2118 — Witch Head Nebula
Reflection Nebula
· EridanusAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Right ascension
- 5h 06m 54s
- Declination
- -7° 13′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 13
- Angular size
- 180′ × 60′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- Nov-Feb
- Catalog IDs
- IC 2118
About this target
Faint reflection nebula near Rigel.
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