E nebula
| Dark fog | |
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| E nebula | |
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| Amateur recording | |
| Constellation | Eagle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19h 40m 42s |
| declination | + 10 ° 57 ′ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
30 ' |
| distance |
2000 ly |
| Affiliation | |
| history | |
| Catalog names | |
| Barnard 142, 143 | |
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The E Nebula , also Barnard's E Nebula (cataloged as Barnard 142 and 143), is a pair of dark clouds in the Eagle constellation . It is a sharply outlined, dark area that contrasts with the Milky Way . The apparent size is about 30 minutes of arc, which corresponds to the diameter of a full moon. The distance is 2000 light years .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Barnard's Catalog ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
