The Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Cocoon Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 83° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:40, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:29, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name The Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Cocoon Nebula
C 19[4]
IC 5146[2]
Cr 470[3]
LBN 424[5]
Position
Right ascension:21h53m [2]
Declination:+47°16' [2]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:10.00 (V) [4]
7.82 (B) [2]
Distance:852.0 parsec
2777.5 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.62
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.35

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