Abell 52 (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 52 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:07, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 35° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 52
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 52[1]
PK 050+05.1[2]
PN-G 050.4+05.2
Position
Right ascension:19h04m [1]
Declination:+17°57' [1]
Constellation:Aquila
Magnitude:16.50 (B) [1]

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