NGC6852 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6852 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:01.
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Name
NGC6852
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +01°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.60 (V) [1] 12.80 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
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