LDN 996 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , LDN 996 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 57° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:35, 44° above your north-western horizon.

Name LDN 996
Object type Dark nebula
Position
Right ascension:20h57m [1]
Declination:+51°56' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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