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Proper Names	Fish Head Nebula, Northern Bear Nebula
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 896, IC 1795
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	2h 25m 48s
Declination	+61° 59' 0"
Distance	c.7,500 light years c.2,300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.00 Absolute: -1.80
Diameter	Apparent: 27' x 13' Actual: c. 59 x 28 light years
Optimum Visibility	November (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The Fish Head Nebula, NGC 896, is a star-forming region that belongs to a broad complex of nebulae in eastern Cassiopeia. The Fish Head extends out northwestward from the larger Heart Nebula (IC 1805), which in turn is part of a pair of nebulae collectively known as the 'Heart and Soul'. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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