The Barnard Catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of dark nebulae.
 Barnard 68, one of the objects listed in the catalogue | |
| Target | Dark nebulae |
|---|---|
| Named after | Edward Emerson Barnard |
| Published | 1919 |
A version of the Barnard Catalogue, containing 349 objects, can be accessed via VizieR.[1]
History
editIn 1919, the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard compiled a list of dark nebulae known as the Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky, or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects.[2] A 1919 version of the catalogue listed 182 nebulae;[3] by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "VizieR". vizier.cds.unistra.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Bok, B. J.; McCarthy, C. C. (1974), "Optical data for selected Barnard objects", Astronomical Journal, 79: 42, Bibcode:1974AJ.....79...42B, doi:10.1086/111527.
- ^ Barnard, E. E. (1919), "On the dark markings of the sky, with a catalogue of 182 such objects", Astrophysical Journal, 49: 1–24, Bibcode:1919ApJ....49....1B, doi:10.1086/142439
- ^ Frost, Edwin B.; Calvert, Mary R. (1927), A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington
- Lynds, Beverly T. (1962). "Catalogue of Dark Nebulae". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 7: 1. Bibcode:1962ApJS....7....1L. doi:10.1086/190072.
Further reading
edit- Hunter, Tim B., Dobek, Gerald O. and McGaha, James E. (2023). The Barnard Objects: Then and Now. Springer. ISBN 9783031314841.
External links
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