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.
- Name:
- Elephant's Trunk Nebula
- Type:
- diffuse nebula
- Size:
- 5°
- Constellation:
- Cepheus
- Other Designation:
- IC 1396
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.