LDN 863 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 863 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:03, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:27, 84° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
LDN 863
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Object type
Dark nebula
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