Eastern Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant in Cygnus, 2,360 light-years away
Eastern Veil Nebula (Caldwell 33, NGC 6992) is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus , 2,360 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 7.0 and spans 1° × 8′ of sky, about 41 light-years across. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding Eastern Veil Nebula from Aljanah
Aljanah
C33
CYGNUS
Eastern Veil Nebula lies 3.1° southeast of Aljanah , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Eastern Veil Nebula is highest in the evening in September
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JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
Eastern Veil Nebula is 2,360 light-years away
The light seen from Eastern Veil Nebula tonight left it about 2,360 years ago. It ranks 15 of 109 by distance among the 109 Caldwell objects. Distance source: Gaia parallaxes, Fesen et al. 2021.
Objects within 6° of Eastern Veil Nebula
Eastern Veil Nebula catalog data
Field Value
Designations Caldwell 33, NGC 6992 Type supernova remnant Constellation Cygnus Right ascension (J2000) 20h 56.3m Declination (J2000) +31° 45′ Magnitude 7.0 Apparent size 1° × 8′ True size 41 light-years Distance 2,360 light-years (Gaia parallaxes, Fesen et al. 2021) Best month September Best with Binoculars
