LDN 199 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 199 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:40, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
LDN 199
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h15m [1] |
Declination: | −25°27' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |