NGC6852 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6852 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:51 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 34° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.

Name NGC6852
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6852[1]
PK 042-14.1[2]
PN-G 042.5-14.5
Position
Right ascension:20h00m [1]
Declination:+01°43' [1]
Constellation:Aquila
Magnitude:12.60 (V) [1]
12.80 (B) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.20

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