Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  IC 1396  ·  The star 12Cep  ·  The star 13Cep  ·  The star 14Cep  ·  The star 9Cep  ·  The star Garnet Star (μCep)  ·  The star νCep
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Aldo Bassi
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Aldo Bassi
IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula
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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula

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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.

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IC1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula, Aldo Bassi