LDN 503 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 503 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:32, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 42° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 503
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:18h29m [1]
Declination:−04°37' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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