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Sh2-129
Sh2-129 — Flying Bat Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CepheusAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cepheus
- Right ascension
- 21h 11m 48s
- Declination
- +59° 57′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 150′ × 130′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- August, September, October, November, December
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-129
About this target
Very large, faint. Hosts the OIII Squid Nebula (OU 4); long narrowband integration required.