VdB 78 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 78 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 65° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:08, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
VdB 78
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.6 arcmin |