NGC6992 (Supernova remnant)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6992 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 75° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6992
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Object type
Supernova remnant
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h56m [1] |
| Declination: | +31°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 7.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 60.0 arcmin x 8.0 arcmin |
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