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Elephant's Trunk nebula (VDB 142) in Cepheus

author: Tom Davis/Novapix

reference: a-nec13-96020

Image Size 300 DPI: 40 * 25 cm

vdB142 is a small nebula near the much larger emission nebula IC1396 located about 2,450 light-years from Earth. It is a reflection nebula related to the B3 type star HD 239710. IC1396a is sometimes called the "Elephant's Trunk" due to its unusual appearance.

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2007 - ASTRONOMY - CEPHEUS - DARK NEBULA - IC 1396 - NEBULA - STAR - STAR FORMATION - VDB 142 -