Barnard 99 (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 99 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:58, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Barnard 99
Object type Dark nebula
Other names
B 99[1]
LDN 313[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h33m [1]
Declination:−21°28' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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