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 South El Monte , the Cocoon Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:00 (PDT), 71° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:06, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:21, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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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
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.