LDN 201 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 111 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 201 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:45, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:00, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 201
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h20m [1] |
| Declination: | −25°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |