Abell 57 (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 57 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:48 (PDT), 62° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 57
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 57[1]
PK 058+06.1[2]
PN-G 058.6+06.1
Position
Right ascension:19h17m [1]
Declination:+25°37' [1]
Constellation:Vulpecula
Magnitude:14.40 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin

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