E Nebula

Dark nebula
name = "E" or "Barnard's E" Nebula


caption=Barnard's "E" Nebula (B142, 143) Image Courtesy Hunter Wilson
type = Dark
epoch = J2000.0
ra = 19^h 40^m 42^s
dec = +10° 57′
dist_ly = 2000
dist_pc = 200
appmag_v = –
size_v = 30 arcmins
constellation = Aquila
radius_ly =
absmag_v = –
notes = –
names = Barnard 142, 143

The "E" or "Barnard's E" Nebula (officially designated as Barnard 142 and 143) is a pair of dark nebula in the Aquila constellation. It is a well defined dark area on a background of Milky Way consisting of countless stars of all magnitudes. Its size is about that of the full moon, or roughly 0.5 degrees, and it's distance from earth is estimated at about 2000 light years.

External links

*WikiSky|name=The E Nebula|HD 157398|z=8
* [http://www.dvaa.org/AData/Barnard.html Barnard's Catalog]