NGC6979 (Supernova remnant)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6979 will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 73° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:45.

Name NGC6979
Object type Supernova remnant
Other names
NGC 6979[1]
Pickering's Triangular Nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h50m [1]
Declination:+32°01' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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