Abell 86 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Abell 86 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:30, 40° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 22° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Abell 86
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +70°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 16.70 (B) [1] |
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