LDN 596 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 14 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 596 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:36, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 47° above your south-western horizon.

Name LDN 596
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:18h48m [1]
Declination:+00°13' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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