Barnard 222 (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 222 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:09 (PDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:46.

Name Barnard 222
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 222[1]
LDN 1522[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h08m [1]
Declination:+32°09' [1]
Constellation:Auriga

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