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 Fairfield , Barnard 51 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:13, 26° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 26° above your southern 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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