Barnard's Loop

Summary

Barnard's Loop is an emission nebula^[1]. It draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (emission_nebula category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnard's Loop is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].
• Barnard's Loop's image is recorded as Nebula-Barnard's-Loop.jpeg^[4].
• Barnard's Loop's instance of is recorded as emission nebula^[5].
• Barnard's Loop's instance of is recorded as H II region^[6].
• Barnard's Loop's part of is recorded as Orion Molecular Cloud Complex^[7].
• Barnard's Loop's Commons category is recorded as Barnard's Loop^[8].
• Barnard's Loop's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-276^[9].
• Barnard's Loop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051h_j^[10].
• Barnard's Loop's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Barnard's Loop^[11].
• Barnard's Loop's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+81.875'}^[12].
• Barnard's Loop's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-3.967'}^[13].
• Barnard's Loop's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[14].

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Works and Contributions

Barnard's Loop is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].

Why It Matters

Barnard's Loop draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (emission_nebula category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]