Abell 70 (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 70 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:59 (PDT) – 2 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:58.

Name Abell 70
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 70[1]
PK 038-25.1[2]
PN-G 038.1-25.4
Position
Right ascension:20h31m [1]
Declination:−07°05' [1]
Constellation:Aquila
Magnitude:14.70 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin

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