LDN 1509 (Dark nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 19 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , LDN 1509 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:11 (PDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:46.
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Name
LDN 1509
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Object type
Dark nebula
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.