Abell 59 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell 59 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:23, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell 59
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagitta |
| Magnitude: | 16.40 (V) [1] |
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