LDN 509 (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 509 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 509
Object type Dark nebula
Comprised of Barnard 117
Barnard 118
Position
Right ascension:18h53m [1]
Declination:−07°18' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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