LDN 868 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 48 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , LDN 868 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:13 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:39, 57° above your western horizon.
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Name
LDN 868
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Object type
Dark nebula
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