The The Box Nebula (NGC6309)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the The Box Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:24, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The The Box Nebula (NGC6309)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h14m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°54' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 11.50 (V) [1] 10.80 (B) [1] 11.60 (J) [1] 11.54 (H) [1] 10.93 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.70 |
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