NGC 6992 · supernova remnant
Eastern Veil
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
RA20h 56m 19sDec+31° 44' 33"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 6992
- All designations
- NGC 6992 · Eastern Veil
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Best viewing
- Summer · Autumn
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 20h 56m 19s
- Declination (J2000)
- +31° 44' 33"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
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
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used