Object dossier

Pelican Nebula

Emission Nebula

Large emission nebula in Cygnus next to the North America Nebula, shaped by glowing hydrogen gas and dark dust lanes.

Facts

Catalog numbers: Ic: IC 5070
Constellation: Cygnus
Coordinates: RA: 20h 51m 00s Dec: +44deg 22m 12s RA: 312.7500deg · Dec: 44.3700deg
Magnitude: 8.0
Angular size: 60 x 50 arcmin