LDN 1561 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 31 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , LDN 1561 is visible between 19:43 and 05:13. It will become accessible at around 19:43, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:28, 59° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:13 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name LDN 1561
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:04h50m [1]
Declination:+12°17' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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