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NGC 6979 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:39 | Tran: 11:04 | Set: 20:29
Alt: 59.10°   Az: 115.89°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 6979 is a Supernova Remnant in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6979 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6979 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6979 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6979 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (7 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 51m 29s
+32° 07’ 15”
21h 47m 46s
18h 39m 16s

J2000

20h 50m 27s
+32° 01’ 33”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6979 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6979 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6979 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6979 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6979 is a visual representation of it.
7 arcmin
3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6979 - Supernova Remnant in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.9°
Max altitude: 70.6°
Azimuth: 302.1°