Abell 3 (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 3 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:17 (PDT), 29° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:54, 40° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell 3
Object type Planetary nebula
Part of PN-G131.5+02.6
Other names
Abell 3[1]
PK 131+02.1[2]
Position
Right ascension:02h12m [1]
Declination:+64°09' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:16.00 (V) [1]

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