An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Pelican Nebula
  میغ ِ پلیکان  
miq-e pelikân
Fr.: Nébuleuse du Pélican  

An → H II region, also known as IC 5067 and IC 5070, about 2,000 → light-years away in the constellation → Cygnus. It is part of a much larger, complex star-forming region also containing the larger and bright → North America Nebula.

See also: So named because of its resemblance to a pelican on long exposure images. M.E. pellican; O.E. pellicane, from L.L. pelecanus, from Gk. pelekan “pelican:” → nebula.