Abell 54 (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 54 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:27, 54° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 54
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 54[1]
PK 055+06.1[2]
PN-G 055.3+06.6
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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