Barnard 131 (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 131 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 51° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Barnard 131
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 131[1]
LDN 562[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h02m [1]
Declination:−04°22' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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