LBN 730 is a reflection nebula in Aries
LBN 730 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Aries . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 3° × 12′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 730 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
LBN 730
ARIES
LBN 730 lies 9.4° northwest of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 730 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 87° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -88° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° 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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
The distance to LBN 730 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
1 Lynds bright nebula and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 730
The nearest:
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 990, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° NGC 1024, early spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 877, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 821, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 864, mixed spiral galaxy, 6.4° NGC 1107, lenticular galaxy, 6.6°
LBN 730 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 730 Constellation Aries Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 02h 26.9m Declination (J2000) +11° 43′ Galactic longitude and latitude 156.85°, -44.77° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 3° × 12′ Best with Camera Best month December Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
