LDN 898 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , LDN 898 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 66° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:48, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:42, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name LDN 898
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h41m [1]
Declination:+39°50' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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