About Iris Nebula (C4)

Iris Nebula is a rewarding deep-sky target and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Nebulae benefit from filters, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

It offers less structure than some of the brightest galaxies.

Type

Reflection Nebula

Constellation

Cepheus

Distance

1400 ly

Size

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

6.8