LDN 51 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 51 is visible between 22:36 and 03:56. It will become accessible at around 22:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:16, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:56 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 51
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:17h12m [1]
Declination:−22°20' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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