VdB 56 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 56 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:42 (PST), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:15, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
VdB 56
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h43m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin |