Barnard 161 (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 161 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:30 (PDT), 45° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:15, 36° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 161
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 161[1]
LDN 1103[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h40m [1]
Declination:+57°49' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus
Angular dimensions:3.0 arcmin

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