LDN 196 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , LDN 196 is visible between 02:25 and 03:45. It will become accessible at around 02:25, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:05, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:45 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
LDN 196
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h10m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |