LDN 240 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 240 is visible between 22:27 and 02:50. It will become accessible at around 22:27, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:39, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:50 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 240
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h37m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |