Barnard 259
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 259, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 259
B259
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 30' x 30' |
| Right Ascension | 17h 22' (2000) |
| Declination | 19° 16' S |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Description | 13"-L, Dark, horn-shaped, 4* invol at 100X |
| Classification | 4 Ir |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jun 11, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 60x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
A large dark region well over 1/2° across, a few foreground stars, otherwise starless, edges indistinct, the small glob NGC6342 on south margin
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Irregular dark area, diam 1/2°, BD-19°4605 (6.5 arcmin) on W border, BD-19°4617 (7.8 arcmin) in E part."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
Other Data Sources for Barnard 259
Nearby objects for Barnard 259
10 objects found within 120'
| Barnard 266 | Barnard 61 | Barnard 62 |
| Barnard 64 | Messier 9 | NGC 6342 |
| NGC 6356 | PK6+8.1 | |
| Xi Ophiuchi |
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Barnard 259