IC 1795

IC 1795 (Fish Head Nebula)

• IC 1795 is the “Fish Head Nebula” — a bright, sculpted emission nebula sitting at the tip of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) in Cassiopeia, about 6,000 light‑years away.
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• NGC 896 is simply its brightest western knot.
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• Object Name
  IC 1795

• Object Type
  Emission nebula

• Constellation
  Cassiopeia

• Magnitude
  7.0

• Distance
  6,000 light-years