NGC6842 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Columbus , NGC6842 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 22:16 (EDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:44, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 49° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6842
Object type Planetary nebula
Part of PN-G065.9+00.5
Other names
NGC 6842[1]
PK 065+00.1[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h55m [1]
Declination:+29°17' [1]
Constellation:Vulpecula
Magnitude:13.10 (V) [1]
13.60 (B) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.50

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