Barnard 6 (Dark nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Barnard 6 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:13, 67° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 67° above your northern horizon.

Name Barnard 6
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 6[1]
LDN 1387[2]
Position
Right ascension:03h56m [1]
Declination:+56°07' [1]
Constellation:Camelopardalis

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