LDN 852 (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 852 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 74° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:12, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name LDN 852
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h05m [1]
Declination:+35°08' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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