LDN 117 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 24 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 117 is visible between 22:45 and 04:12. It will become accessible at around 22:45, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:28, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:12 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 117
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:17h24m [1]
Declination:−21°42' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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