Barnard 278 (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 278 is visible between 00:35 and 02:41. It will become accessible at around 00:35, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:38, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:41 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name Barnard 278
Object type Dark nebula
Part of LDN 1769
Position
Right ascension:17h42m [1]
Declination:−32°17' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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