Barnard 1 (B1) is a dark nebula in the constellation of Perseus.
It belongs to the Perseus molecular cloud complex and is located at a distance of 800 light-years from the Sun.
The Perseus molecular cloud has several regions in the neighborhood of the Sun that are actively forming low- and intermediate-mass stars.
[1] The Barnard 1 or Perseus molecular cloud complex is at right ascension 03h 32m and declination +31° 09′.
[2] Barnard 1 contains two reflection nebula regions: NGC 1333 and IC 348 are embedded in the Perseus molecular cloud complex.