Barnard 164
Overlaid DSS image of Barnard 164, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Barnard 164
B164, LDN 1068
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 13' x 12' |
| Right Ascension | 21h 46' (2000) |
| Declination | 51° 4' N |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Classification | 5 K G |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 27, 2006 TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
28cm f/10 SCT Gypsy
Large, very opaque with no visible stars in good sized patches of sky, oblong with a line of three 10th mag. stars dividing the dark into two equal halves, thicker starfield on the west side and a sparse field on the east
E.E. Barnard
25cm f/5 Astrograph
V-shaped vacancy, 20' N and S."― A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, E.E. Barnard, 1927
Other Data Sources for Barnard 164
Nearby objects for Barnard 164
6 objects found within 120'
| Azelfafage | Azelfafage | Bark2 |
| IC 1400 | NGC 7150 | Pi2 Cygni |
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Barnard 164