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Barnard 228
Barnard 228 — Dark Wolf Nebula
Dark Nebula
· LupusAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Dark Nebula
- Constellation
- Lupus
- Right ascension
- 16h 00m 00s
- Declination
- -38° 00′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 180′ × 60′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- April, May, June, July, August
- Catalog IDs
- Barnard 228;B228
About this target
Large dark-cloud complex in Lupus commonly imaged as the Dark Wolf Nebula. Wide-field footprint is approximate.