IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

noirlab_noao-ic5146wideblock June 7th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

IC 5146, commonly known as the Cocoon Nebula, glows red due to hydrogen gas being illuminated by the young interior stars. It is about 4000 lightyears away and about 15 lightyears across. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ic5146wideblock/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Cocoon Nebula • IC 5146

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 53m 8.5s; DEC = 47° 13’ 52.1”
Orientation: North is 6.7° CW
Field of View: 1.6 x 1.1 degrees
Constellation: Cygnus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-ic5146wideblock
Subject Category
Subject Name: Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-07T09:23:34
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-ic5146wideblock/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 328.285348993, 47.2311353235
Reference Dimension: 2184.0, 1472.0

Reference Pixel: 648.765483856, 638.080490112
Scale: -0.000736111533312, 0.000735988775993
Rotation: -6.7280922691752
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-ic5146wideblock

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-ic5146wideblock.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T16:22:30+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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