Barnard 68

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude opaque (blocks background stars)
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Barnard_Catalogue
gptkbp:composition molecular hydrogen, dust
gptkbp:diameter ~0.5 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_Emerson_Barnard
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~500 light-years
gptkbp:firstPhotographed early 20th century
gptkbp:hasViewOf optical wavelengths (as a dark patch)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barnard 68
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Ophiuchus
gptkbp:mass ~2 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor potential site of future star formation
gptkbp:opacity high (blocks background starlight)
gptkbp:otherDesignation gptkb:LDN_57
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ophiuchus_molecular_cloud_complex
gptkb:Pipe_Nebula
gptkbp:shape nearly spherical
gptkbp:temperature ~16 Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dark_nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6