Barnard 173 (Dark nebula)

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

Show information for


From South El Monte , Barnard 173 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:05 (PDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:48, 57° above your north-western horizon.

Name Barnard 173
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 173[1]
LDN 1166[2]
Position
Right ascension:22h07m [1]
Declination:+59°40' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus
Angular dimensions:4.0 arcmin

Share