Barnard 223 (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 223 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:21, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:10, 43° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 223
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 223[1]
LDN 1588[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h21m [1]
Declination:+08°19' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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