Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon Nebula  ·  HD207608  ·  HD207886  ·  HD208362  ·  IC 5146  ·  LBN 424  ·  LDN 1055  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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IC5146

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IC5146

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IC5146 is better known as the Cocoon Nebula and lies in the constellation Cygnus engulfed in the rich starfield of the Milky Way. IC5146 is a stellar nursery where stars are born in the compact molecular cloud of red, glowing, ionized hydrogen gas and darker veins of dust. Almost 15 light years wide and about 3200 light years from Earth.

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