Barnard 55 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Barnard 55 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 15° above the horizon.

Name Barnard 55
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 55[1]
LDN 1682[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h07m [1]
Declination:−32°00' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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