IC972 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC972 will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:33.
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Name
IC972
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (V) [2] 14.90 (B) [1] 15.78 (J) [1] 15.41 (H) [1] 15.16 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
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