VdB 87 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 87 will become visible at around 20:31 (PDT), 32° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 58 minutes after the Sun at 23:26.
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Name
VdB 87
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −08°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.8 arcmin |