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IC 63
IC 63 — Ghost Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CassiopeiaIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Right ascension
- 0h 59m 01s
- Declination
- +60° 53′ 18″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 10′ × 3′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- August, September, October, November, December
- Catalog IDs
- IC 63;LBN 622
About this target
Mixed emission/reflection nebulosity illuminated by Gamma Cassiopeiae. IC 59 and IC 63 together are associated with Sh2-185. Dimensions are an approximate imaging footprint.