VdB 117 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:36 (PDT), 37° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:11, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:18, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
VdB 117
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h14m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.10 (V) [1] |