NGC6803 (Planetary nebula)

From Cambridge , NGC6803 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:13, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:45, 43° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6803
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 19h31m [1] |
Declination: | +10°03' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquila |
Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 11.30 (B) [1] 11.91 (J) [1] 12.03 (H) [1] 11.15 (K) [1] |
Distance: | 3.0 kpc 9.8 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.99 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.