The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant, many portions of which have acquired their own individual names and catalogue identifiers.

Distance to Earth: 1,470 light years

Radius: 50 light years

Magnitude: 7

Coordinates: RA 20h 45m 38s | Dec +30° 42′ 30″

Constellation: Cygnus

Apparent dimensions (V): 3 degrees (diameter)