Barnard 23 (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 23 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:55 (PDT) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:45.

Name Barnard 23
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 23[1]
LDN 1503[2]
Position
Right ascension:04h40m [1]
Declination:+29°52' [1]
Constellation:Taurus

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