Barnard 56 (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 56 is visible from soon after it rises, at 01:52, until soon before it sets at 10:38.

Name Barnard 56
Object type Dark nebula
Part of The Pipe Nebula
Other names
B 56[1]
LDN 1685[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h08m [1]
Declination:−32°05' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Angular dimensions:3.0 arcmin

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