Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B342  ·  IC 1311  ·  LBN 233  ·  LDN 885
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IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region, Francesco Meschia
IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region, Francesco Meschia

IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region

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IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region, Francesco Meschia
IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region, Francesco Meschia

IC1311 an open cluster in an HII region

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IC1311 sits at the edge of the large HII region that surrounds the star Sadr (Gamma Cygni). In this image, it is also accompanied by the small planetary nebula Patchick 6, discovered only in 2006.

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