LBN 1102 is an emission nebula in Scorpius, 490 light-years away
LBN 1102 is an emission nebula in the constellation Scorpius , 490 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 1.3° × 10′ of sky, about 11.4 light-years across. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Emission nebula: a cloud of gas, mostly hydrogen, made to glow by the ultraviolet light of hot young stars. It shines in the red light of hydrogen-alpha, and a nebula filter helps it stand out from the sky.
Finding LBN 1102 from Antares
Antares
LBN 1102
SCORPIUS
LBN 1102 lies 1.2° south of Antares , the magnitude 1.1 star. That is within one binocular field.
LBN 1102 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -87° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 88° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm
below horizon
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 62°N, and never sets south of 62°S.
LBN 1102 is 490 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 1102 tonight left it about 490 years ago, around 1536 AD. Distance source: B44, Ophiuchus (B44), Gaia DR2 dust, Zucker et al. 2020 (median of 3 nearby sightlines, 149 pc).
13 Lynds bright nebulae and 21 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 1102
The nearest:
LBN 1100, emission nebula, 42′ LBN 1103, emission nebula, 50′ LBN 1107 Antares Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 1.0° LBN 1108 Antares Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 1.2° LDN 1674, dark nebula, 1.2° LDN 1673, dark nebula, 1.8° LDN 1672, dark nebula, 2.1° LDN 1684, dark nebula, 2.2° LDN 1683, dark nebula, 2.5° LDN 1676, dark nebula, 2.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 1102 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 1102 Constellation Scorpius Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 16h 30.1m Declination (J2000) -27° 36′ Galactic longitude and latitude 351.15°, +14.17° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 1.3° × 10′ True size 11.4 light-years Distance 490 light-years (B44, Ophiuchus (B44), Gaia DR2 dust, Zucker et al. 2020 (median of 3 nearby sightlines, 149 pc)) Best with Camera Best month July Catalog page LBN 1001 to 1125
