Abell 46 (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 46 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 72° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 46
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 46[1]
PK 055+16.1[2]
PN-G 055.4+16.0
Position
Right ascension:18h31m [1]
Declination:+26°56' [1]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:13.80 (V) [1]

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