Abell 61 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Abell 61 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:23, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:35, 27° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell 61
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 61[1]
PK 077+14.1[2]
PN-G 077.6+14.7
Position
Right ascension:19h19m [1]
Declination:+46°15' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:13.50 (V) [1]

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