Veil Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age approximately 5,000 to 8,000 years
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:supernova_SN_185
gptkbp:contains H-alpha emission regions
Filamentary structures
Filamentary structure
gptkbp:diameter approximately 110 light years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 1,500 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard oxygen
H-alpha emission
sulfur
ionized hydrogen
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:features dark lanes of dust
bright knots of gas
bright filaments of gas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Veil Nebula
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_visible_from northern hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as NGC 6992
Caldwell 34
NGC 6960
gptkbp:located_in constellation Cygnus
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cygnus_Loop
gptkbp:type gptkb:Supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus_Loop
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6