Barnard's Galaxy (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Barnard's Galaxy is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:28 (EDT) – 4 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:10.
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Name
Barnard's Galaxy
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.30 (V)[2] 18.00 (B)[1] 6.92 (H)[1] 6.72 (K)[1] 7.48 (J)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 9.90 |
| Hubble type: | IB |
| Right Ascension: | 19h44m [1] |
| Declination: | -14°48' [1] |
| Distance: | 498.0 kpc 1623.5 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -14.19 |