VdB 23 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 17 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , VdB 23 is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 15° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:28 (EDT) – 2 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 15° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:06.
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Name
VdB 23
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 2.87 (V) [1] |