Barnard 86 (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 86 is visible between 22:10 and 02:07. It will become accessible at around 22:10, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:07 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 86
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
The Ink Spot
B 86[1]
LDN 93[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h03m [1]
Declination:−27°52' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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