PK053+24.1 (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 , PK053+24.1 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 32° above your western horizon.

Name PK053+24.1
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
PK 053+24.1[1]
PN-G 053.3+24.0
Position
Right ascension:17h54m [1]
Declination:+27°59' [1]
Constellation:Hercules

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