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 Cambridge , Barnard 42 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:25, 24° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 23° above your southern 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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