Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  IC 1396  ·  The star The Garnet Star
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IC 1396, Prea
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IC 1396

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IC 1396

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IC 1396, also know as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula.
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth. It is about 20 light years long which contain star forming regions of young stars.

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