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NGC 6979
NGC 6979 — Pickering's Triangle
Supernova Remnant
· CygnusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 20h 51m 00s
- Declination
- +32° 10′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 30′ × 10′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Oct
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6979
About this target
Central segment of Cygnus Loop.
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