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NGC 6960
NGC 6960 — Western Veil Nebula — Witch's Broom
Supernova Remnant
· CygnusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 20h 45m 58s
- Declination
- +30° 35′ 43″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 70′ × 20′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Oct
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6960;Caldwell 34
About this target
Western arc of Cygnus Loop near 52 Cygni; 70 × 20 arcmin is an approximate photographic framing footprint, not a formal object boundary. Separate from Sh2-103 full-loop composition.
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