NGC 6997 is a cluster with nebula in Cygnus
NGC 6997 (MWSC 3432) is a cluster with nebula in the constellation Cygnus . It shines at magnitude 10.0 and spans 6.9′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 NGC 6997 from Deneb
Deneb
NGC 6997
CYGNUS
NGC 6997 lies 2.8° east of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6997 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
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 45°S, and never sets north of 45°N.
The distance to NGC 6997 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6997
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7000 North America Nebula, H II region, 29′ IC 5070 Pelican Nebula, H II region, 1.0° IC 5067, unclassified object, 1.6° IC 5068, H II region, 2.4° NGC 7039, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 7027, planetary nebula, 3.0° NGC 7048, planetary nebula, 3.5° NGC 7026, planetary nebula, 3.6°
NGC 6997 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cygnus Designations NGC 6997, MWSC 3432 Type cluster with nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 56.7m Declination (J2000) +44° 38′ Magnitude 10.0 Apparent size 6.9′ Radial velocity -20 km/s Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
