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IC 5070 Pelican Nebula
Magnitude 8.0 H II region associated with the North American Nebula located 1,800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus and close to the star Deneb. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, hence the name.
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