Abell 68 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 68 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:48 (PDT), 51° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:33, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:43, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Abell 68
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
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