Abell 54 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 54 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:59 (PST) – 3 hours and 47 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:45.
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Name
Abell 54
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Magnitude: | 16.80 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
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