LDN 1606 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 1606 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:22 (PDT) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
Name
LDN 1606
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Object type
Dark nebula
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