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Sh2-101
Sh2-101 — Tulip Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CygnusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 19h 59m 55s
- Declination
- +35° 16′ 36″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 16′ × 14′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- June, July, August, September, October
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-101;LBN 168;Ced 173
About this target
Popular narrowband target near Cygnus X-1.