vdB 24 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Perseus. It is illuminated by the luminous and variable star ‘XY Per’, which is the bright star just below the blue nebulosity near the center of the image. vdB 24 is a faint, blue reflection nebula that lies roughly 1,140 light-years away in the constellation of Perseus, in the same galactic region as the California Nebula ( Sh2-220).