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Elephant's Trunk Nebula

Dark Nebula

Dark globule within the IC 1396 region, popularly known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula. Often imaged in narrowband to highlight surrounding emission.

Facts

Catalog numbers
Ic: IC 1396A
Constellation
Cepheus
Coordinates
RA: 21h 39m 55s
Dec: +57deg 16m 12s RA: 324.9800deg · Dec: 57.2700deg
Angular size
20 x 15
arcmin

Images

Image of IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk.
IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Aug 18, 2025
IC 1396 - Elephant Trunk Aug 18, 2025