Barnard 169 (Dark nebula)

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

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From Cambridge , Barnard 169 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:00, 73° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 71° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 169
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 169[1]
LDN 1151[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h58m [1]
Declination:+58°45' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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