LBN 87 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , LBN 87 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:30 (EDT) – 3 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
LBN 87
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h45m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |