Barnard 42 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Barnard 42 is visible between 22:08 and 03:13. It will become accessible at around 22:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:40, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:13 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 42
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 42[1]
LDN 1696[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h25m [1]
Declination:−23°26' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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