VdB 120 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , VdB 120 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:40, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
VdB 120
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [1] |