NGC 6914 explained

Constellation:Cygnus
NGC 6914
Type:Reflection
Epoch:J2000.0
Ra:[1]
Dist Ly:6,000[2]
Size V:3.0' × 3.0'[3]
Names:LBN 274, LBN 280[4]

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. Ultraviolet radiation from stars in the Cygnus OB2 association ionize the nebula's hydrogen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6914 . December 21, 2016 . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222222340/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC . dead .
  2. Web site: 2011 March 4: NGC 6914 Nebulae . Astronomy Picture of the Day . December 21, 2016 . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222222340/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC . dead .
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects 6900 - 6949 . Cseligman . December 21, 2016.
  4. NGC 6914. 2021-02-27.

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