Abell 16 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Abell 16 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:07 (EDT), 46° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 12° above your northern horizon.

Name Abell 16
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 16[1]
PK 153+22.1[2]
PN-G 153.7+22.8
Position
Right ascension:06h43m [1]
Declination:+61°47' [1]
Constellation:Lynx
Magnitude:15.40 (V) [1]

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