LDN 1517 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 1517 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:06 (PDT) – 3 hours and 47 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:45.

Name LDN 1517
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:04h55m [1]
Declination:+30°34' [1]
Constellation:Auriga

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