LDN 540 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 540 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:54, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 43° above your south-western horizon.
Name
LDN 540
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Object type
Dark nebula
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