Object dossier

Crescent Nebula

Emission Nebula

Wind-blown emission nebula in Cygnus formed by a Wolf-Rayet star. A popular narrowband target with rich filament structure.

Facts

Catalog numbers: Ngc: NGC 6888
Constellation: Cygnus
Coordinates: RA: 20h 12m 07s Dec: +38deg 21m 00s RA: 303.0300deg · Dec: 38.3500deg
Magnitude: 7.4
Angular size: 18 x 12 arcmin

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