NGC2071 (Nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2071 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:26 (PST), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:33, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2071
Object type Nebula
Other names
NGC 2071[1]
LBN 938[2]
VdB 60[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h47m [1]
Declination:+00°17' [1]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:8.00 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:7.0 arcmin x 5.0 arcmin

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