Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  B168  ·  Cocoon nebula  ·  IC 5146  ·  Sh2-125  ·  VdB147
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Cocoon Nebula (aka. IC 5146), Miles Zhou
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Cocoon Nebula (aka. IC 5146)

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Cocoon Nebula (aka. IC 5146), Miles Zhou
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Cocoon Nebula (aka. IC 5146)

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IC 5146, also known as Cocoon Nebula, a reflection nebula, and emission nebula

Constellation Cygnus

Designations Cocoon Nebula, Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125

IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection/emission nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus. The NGC description refers to IC 5146 as a cluster of 9.5 mag stars involved in a bright and dark nebula. The cluster is also known as Collinder 470. It is located near the naked-eye star Pi Cygni, the open cluster NGC 7209 in Lacerta, and the bright open cluster M39 (not shown). The cluster is about 4,000 ly away, and the central star that lights it formed about 100,000 years ago (pretty young, wasn't it?); the nebula is about 12 arcmins across, which is equivalent to a span of 15 light years.

When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) is an inseparable part of the experience, forming a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon. This is a pure RGB rendition without a luminance which rendered the dark nebula well.

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Cocoon Nebula (aka. IC 5146), Miles Zhou

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