Abell 66 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 66 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:40, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Abell 66
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h57m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°37' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [1] |
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