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Proper Name	Forsaken Nebula
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 5068
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	20h 51m 0s
Declination	+42° 30' 0"
Distance	c.1,600 light years c.500 parsecs
Magnitude	Not recorded
Diameter	Apparent: 80' x 30' Actual: 37 x 14 light years
Optimum Visibility	August
Notes	An emission nebula lying southward of the North America Nebula and the Pelican Nebula in central Cygnus, the Forsaken Nebula consists of clouds of glowing material cross-hatched by trails of dark filaments running across the nebula's face.

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