VdB 40 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 40 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:44 (PDT) – 3 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:01.
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Name
VdB 40
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h25m [1] |
| Declination: | +06°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin |