Abell 12 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell 12 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:26 (EDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.
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Name
Abell 12
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h02m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 12.40 (V) [1] |
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