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NGC 6992
NGC 6992 — Eastern Veil
Supernova Remnant
· CygnusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 20h 56m 24s
- Declination
- +31° 43′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 7
- Angular size
- 60′ × 8′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jul-Oct
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6992
About this target
Eastern arc of Cygnus Loop.
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Astro-Physics
660mm f/6.0 · 110mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
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