LDN 1587 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , LDN 1587 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 32° above your western horizon.
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Name
LDN 1587
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Object type
Dark nebula
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