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B72
B72 — Snake Nebula
Dark Nebula
· OphiuchusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Dark Nebula
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Right ascension
- 17h 23m 39s
- Declination
- -23° 41′ 42″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 6′ × 3′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- May, June, July, August
- Catalog IDs
- B72;Barnard 72;LDN 66
About this target
Dark nebula silhouetted against the Ophiuchus star clouds; broadband target.