Barnard 59 (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 59 will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:07.

Name Barnard 59
Object type Dark nebula
Part of The Pipe Nebula
Other names
B 59[1]
LDN 1746[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h11m [1]
Declination:−27°29' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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