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 in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:31 (PDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:49, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:02, when it sinks below 21° 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]

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