Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 4996  ·  The star 34Cyg
IC 4996, Jirair Afarian
IC 4996
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IC 4996

IC 4996, Jirair Afarian
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IC 4996

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IC 4996 is a small tight open cluster in Cygnus about 5600 light years away. The cluster is young at approximately 9 million years with a few of its stars having yet to reach main sequence.

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  • IC 4996, Jirair Afarian
    Original
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    B
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    C
  • Final
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    D

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IC 4996, Jirair Afarian

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