Abell 16 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell 16 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:25, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 20° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 56° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell 16
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h43m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (V) [1] |
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