LDN 1172 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , LDN 1172 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 21:53, 64° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:54 (EDT), 60° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:18, 31° above your north-western horizon.
Name
LDN 1172
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Object type
Dark nebula
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