NGC 6960

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_6960
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supernova
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Witch's_Broom_Nebula
gptkb:Filamentary_Nebula
gptkb:Veil_Nebula_West
gptkbp:angularSize 70 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.0
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:contains gptkb:52_Cygni
gptkbp:declination +30° 43′ 00″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1784
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 1,470 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6960
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Veil_Nebula
gptkbp:rightAscension 20h 45m 38s
gptkbp:type gptkb:planetary_nebula
supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkb:Veil_Nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6