Barnard 40 (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 40 is visible between 21:31 and 03:29. It will become accessible at around 21:31, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:30, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:29 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 40
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 40[1]
LDN 1721[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h14m [1]
Declination:−18°58' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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