Barnard 298
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 298, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 298
B298
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 4' |
| Right Ascension | 18h 3' (2000) |
| Declination | 29° 25' S |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jul 19, 2023 Oregon Star Party, Ochoco Mts, OR (map)
25cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Holoholo @ 71x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A notably darker region in otherwise extremely rich galactic starfield, a few faint stars scattered in an area where the pervasive glow of background stars is absent, the central darker region about 5' in diameter with more modest dimming extending east and south towards Alnasl visible 20' south-southeast, the bright globular cluster NGC 6528 on the northwestern margin, this dark complex forms the southeastern border of Baade's Window
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
Small, diam. 4', 5' SE of N.G.C. 6528."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
Other Data Sources for Barnard 298
Nearby objects for Barnard 298
13 objects found within 60'
| Alnasl | Baade's Window | Gamma1 Sagittarii |
| h 5033 | HD 163755 | HD 163756 |
| NGC 6519 | NGC 6522 | NGC 6528 |
| Pincoya | PK 2-3.5 | PK0-3.1 |
| PK2-3.2 |
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Barnard 298