LBN 751 is an emission nebula in Auriga
LBN 751 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 2.7° × 20′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
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 751 from Capella
Capella
LBN 751
AURIGA
LBN 751 lies 7.5° northeast of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 751 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -11° 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 38°S, and never sets north of 38°N.
The distance to LBN 751 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
4 Lynds bright nebulae and 3 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 751
The nearest:
LDN 1460, dark nebula, 20′ LDN 1466, dark nebula, 37′ LDN 1467, dark nebula, 46′ LBN 750, emission nebula, 55′ LBN 764, emission nebula, 3.3° LBN 760, reflection nebula, 3.5° LBN 765, emission nebula, 3.8°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 751 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 751 Constellation Auriga Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 44.1m Declination (J2000) +52° 01′ Galactic longitude and latitude 159.90°, +11.58° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 2.7° × 20′ Best with Camera Best month February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
