Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  HD198931  ·  IC 5070  ·  LBN 350  ·  LBN 353  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 56 Cyg
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The Pelican Nebula (also IC 5070 and IC 5067) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus, near Deneb, at approximately 1800 light years from Earth.Of special interest in the Pelican Nebula is an obvious, large pillar of gas. At its tip lays a Herbig-Haro object called HB-555.HB 555 is a narrow jet of gas and matter, ejected by newly born stars at speeds of several hundred kilometers per second. It collides with nearby gas and dust in the interstellar medium, producing bright shock fronts that glow as the gas is heated by friction while the surrounding gas is excited by the high-energy radiation of nearby hot stars. (c) MOANA

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