| Name: | IC5146 |
| Other names: | Cocoon Nebula |
| Description: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Ascension: | 21h 53m 24.0s |
| Declanation: | +47° 16' 00" |
| Apparent diameter: | 12 (arc min) |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 7.2 |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Equipment: | Meade ETX90+Modified toucam f-0.3 |
| Date / Time UTC: | 3 september 2004 23:30 |
| Stacked : | 112 of 329 |
| Exposure time: | 30 s |
| Location: | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Other info: | Difficult faint nebula. Little too faint for the ETX90 with webcam.
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