Abell 42 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , Abell 42 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:44, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:29, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:51, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell 42
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h31m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 16.50 (B) [1] |
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