The Cocoon Nebula (IC5146)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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)
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Sources