LDN 251 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 251 is visible between 21:12 and 01:59. It will become accessible at around 21:12, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:59 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 251
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h29m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |