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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 is visible from soon after it rises, at 17:29, until soon before it sets at 10:16.

Name NGC6979
Object type Supernova remnant
Part of The Eastern Veil Nebula (Caldwell 33)
Other names
NGC 6979[1]
Pickering's Triangular Nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h50m [1]
Declination:+32°01' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus
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