Abell 60 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Abell 60 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:16, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell 60
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h19m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 16.20 (V) [1] |
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