Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  LBN 446  ·  VdB140
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This object is a reflection nebula located 2600 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus at a declination of +59 degrees.  This nebula spans 7 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 5 light years.

The typical blue color of a reflection nebula is supplemented here by a purple tint which extends 270 degrees around the 6th magnitude illuminating blue star, HD 203025.

This object lies only 1 degree south of the objects Sh2-129 (the Flying Bat) and OU4 (the Squid).

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