Abell 86 (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 86 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 23:21, 53° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:19 (PDT), 41° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:54, 29° above your north-western horizon.

Name Abell 86
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
Abell 86[1]
PK 118+08.2[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h01m [1]
Declination:+70°43' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:16.70 (B) [1]

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