NGC 6914
| Reflection fog | |
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| NGC 6914 | |
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| Image taken with a 60 cm telescope | |
| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20h 24m 43.3s |
| declination | + 42 ° 28 ′ 58 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
3.0 ' |
| history | |
| discovery | |
| Date of discovery |
August 29, 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6914 • LBN 274, LBN 280 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 6914 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Swan . The nebula was discovered by the astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1881 with a 31.5-inch telescope.
Web links
- Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1] [2] [3]