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 South El Monte , NGC6979 is visible from soon after it rises, at 07:15, until soon before it sets at 22:42.

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
Angular dimensions:7.0 arcmin x 3.0 arcmin

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