The White-Eyed Pea Nebula (IC4593)
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 , the White-Eyed Pea Nebula will become visible at around 20:35 (PDT), 59° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:41.
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Name
The White-Eyed Pea Nebula (IC4593)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 10.70 (V) [1] 10.93 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 850.0 parsec 2771.0 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.05 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.