Abell 3 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell 3 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:16, 27° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 22° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Abell 3
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h12m [1] |
| Declination: | +64°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 16.00 (V) [1] |
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