NGC6879 (Planetary nebula)

Image of NGC6879
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 , NGC6879 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:56 (PDT), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:56, 25° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC6879
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6879[1]
PK 057-08.1[2]
PN-G 057.2-08.9
Position
Right ascension:20h10m [1]
Declination:+16°55' [1]
Constellation:Sagitta
Magnitude:12.50 (V) [1]
13.00 (B) [1]
12.80 (J) [1]
12.53 (H) [1]
12.18 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.1 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin
B-V Color (mag):0.50
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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