PK005+05.1 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From South El Monte , PK005+05.1 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name PK005+05.1
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
PK 005+05.1[1]
PN-G 005.2+05.6
Position
Right ascension:17h36m [1]
Declination:−21°31' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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