LDN 48 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 148 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 48 is visible between 22:08 and 01:43. It will become accessible at around 22:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:43 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 48
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |