Abell 18 (Planetary nebula)

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

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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.

Name Abell 18
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 18[1]
PK 216-00.1[2]
PN-G 216.0-00.2
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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