LBN 737 is a reflection nebula in Perseus
LBN 737 (DG 45) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus . Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 2, bluish. It spans 1′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 737 from Capella
Capella
LBN 737
PERSEUS
LBN 737 lies 5.3° northwest of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 737 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 88° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -3° 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 42°S, and never sets north of 42°N.
The distance to LBN 737 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
10 Lynds bright nebulae and 25 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 737
The nearest:
LBN 747, emission nebula, 1.6° LBN 744 Second Closest Planetary, emission nebula, 1.7° LBN 745, emission nebula, 1.7° LBN 742, emission nebula, 1.8° LBN 754, emission nebula, 2.3° LBN 722 Tribble Nebulae, emission nebula, 2.4° LDN 1465, dark nebula, 2.5° LBN 755, emission nebula, 2.7° LDN 1444, dark nebula, 2.9° LBN 717 Tribble Nebulae, emission nebula, 3.1°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 737 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 737, DG 45 Constellation Perseus Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 48.8m Declination (J2000) +48° 25′ Galactic longitude and latitude 157.77°, +2.28° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 2 of 4 (bluish) Apparent size 1′ Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
