Veil Nebula - NGC6960

NGC 6960 · supernova remnant

Western Veil

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.

RA20h 45m 58sDec+30° 35' 42"

Image: Ken Crawford. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation
NGC 6960
All designations
NGC 6960 · Western Veil
Object type
Supernova Remnant
Constellation
Cygnus
Best viewing
Summer · Autumn

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000)
20h 45m 58s
Declination (J2000)
+30° 35' 42"
Apparent magnitude (V)
Distance
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Visibility tonight

V

The science

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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References

Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.

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  • coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used