seb on 16-Feb-2022 09:31:08 GMT about NGC 6990
Correct. The error originates from
this JRASC article
, which is writing NGC 6990 instead of NGC 6960.
The correct names should be :
NGC 6960
= Western Veil nebula = Witch's broom
NGC 6992
= Eastern Veil nebula
NGC 6990
: no special NAME, it is a small galaxy in the southern hemisphere
Unfortunately, the error propagated to many other websites, and the denomination "Witch's broom galaxy" is sometimes incorrectly used for NGC 6990.
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