LDN 1221 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 1221 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 06:02, 32° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 19:57 (PDT), 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
LDN 1221
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h28m [1] |
| Declination: | +69°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Angular dimensions: | 8.5 arcmin |