FILE: ASTRO.DAT / EASTERN-VEIL-NEBULA.TXT ...... 05/07
Eastern Veil Nebula
NGC 6992 · Cygnus
Part of the Veil Nebula, the remains of a star that exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago. The glowing filaments are the shock wave still expanding into the surrounding gas. In Cygnus, roughly 2,400 light-years away.
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- Target
- NGC 6992
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Type
- Supernova remnant
- RA (J2000)
- 20h 56m 19s
- Dec (J2000)
- +31° 44′ 35″
- Location
- Porto Cesareo (Lecce), Italy
- Palette
- HOO