NGC6879 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6879 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 65° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:15, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6879
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagitta |
| Magnitude: | 12.50 (V) [1] 13.00 (B) [1] 12.80 (J) [1] 12.53 (H) [1] 12.18 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
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