LDN 217 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 217 is visible between 22:16 and 02:43. It will become accessible at around 22:16, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:30, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:43 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 217
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h28m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |