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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:05, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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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