IC 1396

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Open cluster
IC 1396
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Constellation Cepheus
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 21 h 38 m 58 s
declination + 59 ° 29 ′ 18 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 3.5 likes
Angular expansion 170/140
Physical data
history
Discovered by Edward Barnard
Discovery time August 1893
Catalog names
 IC  1396 •  2MASS  J21385760 + 5729205 • OCl 222 •  Cr  439 • CTB 105 • Collinder 439

IC 1396 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Cepheus . IC 1396 has an angular extent of 170 ′ × 140 ′ and an apparent magnitude of +3.50 mag.

IC 1396 is embedded in an emission nebula that contains the globule IC 1396A , the elephant trunk nebula .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ^ SEDS : IC 1396
  3. Seligman

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