Barnard 51 (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 51 is visible between 22:40 and 04:00. It will become accessible at around 22:40, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:20, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:00 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 51
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 51[1]
LDN 15[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h04m [1]
Declination:−22°15' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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