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Barnard Common Equatorial Galactic Size Dist Con
Number Name Coordinates Coords arcmins (ly)
RA Dec l° b°
B33 Horsehead 05 41 -02.5 207 -17 6'x4' 1400 Ori
- Coalsack 12 53 -63.0 303 0 400'x300' 500 Cru
B42 Rho Ophiuchi 16 29 -24.3 354 +17 30'x30' 500 Oph
B65/6/7 Pipe (stem) 17 21 -26.8 359 +6 300'x60' 500 Oph
B72 Snake 17 24 -23.6 2 +7 30'x30' 600 Oph
B78 Pipe (bowl) 17 33 -25.7 1 +4 200'x140' 500 Oph
B86 Ink Spot 18 03 -27.8 3 -3 5'x3' ? Sgr
B87 Parrot's Head 18 04 -32.7 359 -5 12'x12' 1000 Sgr
B92 18 16 -18.2 13 -1 15'x15' 650 Sgr
B133 19 06 -06.9 28 -6 10'x5' 1000 Aql
B143 19 40 +11.0 48 -6 30'x30' ? Aql
B348/9 Northern Coalsack 20 37 +42.2 81 +1 240'x240' ? Cyg
B168 21 53 +47.2 94 -6 100'x10' ? Cyg
Column 1: The Barnard classification number of the dark nebula.
Column 2: The common name of the dark nebula.
Column 3: Right Ascension in hours and minutes for epoch 2000.
Column 4: Declination in degrees for epoch 2000.
Column 5: Galactic longitude of the nebula.
Column 6: Galactic latitude of the nebula.
Column 7: Angular size of the dark nebula in arcminutes.
Column 8: Distance to the dark nebula in light years. (very approximate)
Column 9: Constellation in which the dark nebula lies.
References:
Barnard E., (1927), A photographic Atlas of selected regions of the Milky Way,
Carnegie Inst. Washington.
Hilton J, Lahulla J, (1995), Distance measurements of Lynds galactic dark
nebulae, Astron Astrophys Supp, 113, 325.
Dutra C, Bica E, (2002), A catalogue of dust clouds in the Galaxy, Astron
Astrophys, 383, 631.