M73 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M73 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:20 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:09, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:37, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M73
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.0 arcmin |
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