Barnard 252 (Dark nebula)

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

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From Fairfield , Barnard 252 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.

Name Barnard 252
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 252[1]
LDN 1698[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h15m [1]
Declination:−32°08' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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