Abell 53 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From Fairfield , Abell 53 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 27° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 53
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 53[1]
PK 040-00.1[2]
PN-G 040.3-00.4
Position
Right ascension:19h06m [1]
Declination:+06°24' [1]
Constellation:Aquila
Magnitude:16.30 (V) [1]

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