LDN 259 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 259 is visible between 21:57 and 02:56. It will become accessible at around 21:57, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:26, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:56 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 259
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h25m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |