C099 (Coalsack Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Crux

C099 is a Dark Nebula in the Crux constellation. C099 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of C099 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

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Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of C099 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Rise and Set Times

Today's C099 (Coalsack Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Crux rise, transit and set times from Najrān, Arabia Saudita are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Riyadh):