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 will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 36 minutes after the Sun at 22:35.

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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