Abell 46 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 46 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 80° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell 46
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +26°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V) [1] |
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