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 South El Monte , Barnard 55 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:15, when it sinks below 21° above your southern 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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