Barnard 5
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 5, 120' x 120' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 5
B5
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 60' x 60' |
| Right Ascension | 3h 47' (2000) |
| Declination | 32° 52' N |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Classification | 5 E G |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 31, 2008 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
76mm APO @ 14x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
Large region of mild darkness, part of a complex with B1, B2, B3, and B4, no distinct edges, many stars, just a vague decrease in the background brightness
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Indefinite, elongated NE and SW diam. 1°, Eta Persei (B.D. +32°667, 5.8 arcmin) near NE side.― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
Other Data Sources for Barnard 5
Nearby objects for Barnard 5
9 objects found within 120'
| Atik | Barnard 3 | Barnard 4 |
| HD 24131 | IC 348 | n Persei |
| NGC 1465 | o Persei | Zeta Persei |
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Barnard 5