NGC6742 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6742 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 65° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 49° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC6742
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h59m [1] |
Declination: | +48°27' [1] |
Constellation: | Draco |
Magnitude: | 13.40 (V) [2] 15.00 (B) [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.60 |
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