Abell 31 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 31 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:31 (PDT) – 3 hours and 3 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
Abell 31
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h54m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°54' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.00 (V) [1] |
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