LDN 242 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 242 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:10, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 242
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h12m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |