Abell 18 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 18 is visible between 20:20 and 04:27. It will become accessible at around 20:20, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:24, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:27 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell 18
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h56m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
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