Abell 42 (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 42 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:37, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Abell 42
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 42[1]
PK 016+13.1[2]
PN-G 016.0+13.5
Position
Right ascension:17h31m [1]
Declination:−08°19' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:16.50 (B) [1]

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