VdB 42 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 42 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:19, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 32° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
VdB 42
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h31m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.46 (V) [1] |