Abell 79 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Abell 79 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:31 (PDT), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:10, 69° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 43° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Abell 79
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h26m [1] |
| Declination: | +54°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lacerta |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (V) [1] |
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