Abell 45 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Abell 45 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 35° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:31, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:31, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Abell 45
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 45[1]
PK 020-00.1[2]
PN-G 020.2-00.6
Position
Right ascension:18h30m [1]
Declination:−11°37' [1]
Constellation:Scutum
Magnitude:12.80 (V) [1]

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