NGC 6914

NGC 6914
Reflection nebula
	NGC 6914
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension	20h 24m 43.3s
Declination	42° 28′ 58″
Distance	6,000 ly
Apparent dimensions (V)	3.0' × 3.0'
Constellation	Cygnus
Designations	LBN 274, LBN 280
	See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 6914 is a reflection nebula located approximately 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus, and was discovered by Édouard Stephan on August 29, 1881.^[3] Ultraviolet radiation from stars in the Cygnus OB2 association ionize the nebula's hydrogen.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6914. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2011 March 4: NGC 6914 Nebulae". Astronomy Picture of the Day. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "New General Catalog Objects 6900 - 6949". Cseligman. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^ "NGC 6914". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

External links

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[ned-1] "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6914. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[apod-2] "2011 March 4: NGC 6914 Nebulae". Astronomy Picture of the Day. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[cseligman-3] "New General Catalog Objects 6900 - 6949". Cseligman. Retrieved December 21, 2016.

[4] "NGC 6914". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

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