VdB 79 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 79 will become visible at around 20:40 (PDT), 31° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 40 minutes after the Sun at 23:15.
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Name
VdB 79
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 9.40 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.2 arcmin |