Barnard 170 (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 170 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:00 (PDT), 62° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:07, 65° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:04, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 170
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 170[1]
LDN 1149[2]
Position
Right ascension:21h58m [1]
Declination:+58°57' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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