PK342+00.1 (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 , PK342+00.1 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:30, until soon before it sets at 12:31. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name PK342+00.1
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
PK 342+00.1[1]
PN-G 342.7+00.7
Position
Right ascension:16h53m [1]
Declination:−42°39' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Angular dimensions:0.3 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin

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