Abell 2 (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 2 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:17 (PDT), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:54, 29° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell 2
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 2[1]
PK 122-04.1[2]
PN-G 122.1-04.9
Position
Right ascension:00h45m [1]
Declination:+57°57' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:14.50 (V) [1]

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