The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Elephant Trunk is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 50° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:49, 49° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Elephant Trunk (IC1396)
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h38m [1] |
| Declination: | +57°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 3.50 (V) [2] |
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