Abell 63 (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 63 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Abell 63
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 63[1]
PK 053-03.1[2]
PN-G 053.8-03.0
Position
Right ascension:19h42m [1]
Declination:+17°05' [1]
Constellation:Sagitta
Magnitude:16.90 (V) [1]

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