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Abell 78
Abell 78 — Planetary Nebula
Planetary Nebula
· CygnusAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Right ascension
- 21h 19m 52s
- Declination
- +31° 41′ 46″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 1.9′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- June, July, August, September, October
- Catalog IDs
- Abell 78;PN A66 78;PN G081.2-14.9
About this target
Faint evolved 'born-again' planetary nebula in Cygnus. Small target favoring long focal length and narrowband imaging.