Elephant's Trunk Nebula - diffuse nebula

Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation Cepheus .

Elephant's Trunk Nebula is magnitude and is 5° in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

1. Name:
2. Elephant's Trunk Nebula

1. Type:
2. diffuse nebula

1. Size:
2. 5°

1. Constellation:
2. Cepheus

1. Other Designation:
2. IC 1396

* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.