IC 1396
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 38 m 58 s |
| declination | + 59 ° 29 ′ 18 ″ |
| Appearance
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| 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
Web links
- Spitzer space telescope
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1] [2] [3] [4]