Barnard 64 (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 64 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 22° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 64
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 64[1]
LDN 173[2]
Position
Right ascension:17h17m [1]
Declination:−18°29' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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