VdB 96 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , VdB 96 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 31° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:40, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:09, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
VdB 96
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h19m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.6 arcmin |