LBN 503 is a reflection nebula in Andromeda
LBN 503 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Andromeda . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 30′ × 4′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Reflection nebula: a cloud of dust lit by a nearby star. The dust scatters blue light best, so reflection nebulae look blue in photographs, and a nebula filter does not help them.
Finding LBN 503 from Alpheratz
Alpheratz
LBN 503
ANDROMEDA
LBN 503 lies 13.5° northwest of Alpheratz , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 503 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
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 northern hemisphere and south to about 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to LBN 503 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
4 Lynds bright nebulae and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 503
The nearest:
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 503 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 503 Constellation Andromeda Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 23h 29.4m Declination (J2000) +40° 01′ Galactic longitude and latitude 106.32°, -20.19° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 30′ × 4′ Best with Camera Best month October Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
