NGC6439 (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 , NGC6439 will become visible at around 19:22 (PDT), 31° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:37.

Name NGC6439
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6439[1]
PK 011+05.1[2]
PN-G 011.0+05.8
Position
Right ascension:17h48m [1]
Declination:−16°28' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:12.60 (V) [1]
13.80 (B) [1]
12.62 (J) [1]
12.65 (H) [1]
11.76 (K) [1]
Distance:1.3 kpc
4.2 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):1.20
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.03

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