Barnard 123 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Barnard 123 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 51° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:09, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 123
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 123[1]
LDN 551[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h57m [1]
Declination:−04°43' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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