Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146
Cocoon Nebula, Jirair Afarian
Cocoon Nebula
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Cocoon Nebula

Cocoon Nebula, Jirair Afarian
Cocoon Nebula
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Cocoon Nebula

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IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19 - the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The cluster is about 4,000 ly away, and the central star that lights it formed about 100,000 years ago.

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