Barnard 142 (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 142 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:27, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 62° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 142
Object type Dark nebula
Part of The E Nebula
Other names
B 142[1]
LDN 688[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h39m [1]
Declination:+10°31' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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