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Veil Nebula

Supernova remnant · Cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus

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Veil Nebula
Picture: Ken Crawford, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the Veil Nebula

The Veil Nebula is about 2,397 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2,397 years ago.

It is 26,413 light-years from the centre of the Milky Way.

The map lists it as a supernova remnant and shows it among the stars around the Sun, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance2,397 light-years (735 pc)
Distance from the Galactic centre26,413 light-years
Galactic coordinatesl = 73.30°, b = -7.60°
Sizeabout 120 light-years across

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Arm, a view about 12,000 light-years across.

From Wikipedia

The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Veil Nebula, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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