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Abell 39
Abell 39 — Planetary Nebula
Planetary Nebula
· HerculesAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Hercules
- Right ascension
- 16h 24m 50s
- Declination
- +27° 54′ 26″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 2.8′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- April, May, June, July, August
- Catalog IDs
- Abell 39;PN A66 39;PN G047.0+42.4
About this target
Faint, unusually spherical planetary nebula in Hercules. Small target favoring long focal length.