Abell 68 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From South El Monte , Abell 68 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:46, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:27, 64° above your south-western horizon.

Name Abell 68
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 68[1]
PK 060-04.1[2]
PN-G 060.0-04.3
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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