Abell 56 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 56 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 58° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell 56
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h13m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (B) [1] |
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