Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Cocoon Nebula  ·  IC 5146
Cocoon Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris
Cocoon Nebula
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Cocoon Nebula

Cocoon Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris
Cocoon Nebula
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Cocoon Nebula

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The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) or Collinder 470, is an emission-reflection nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is a compact star-forming region with a long trail of obscuring interstellar dust clouds. It has a trail of dark lane, the dark nebula Barnard 168.

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Cocoon Nebula, Nicholas Gialiris