LBN 752 is an emission nebula in Perseus, 1,240 light-years away
LBN 752 is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus , 1,240 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 5° × 1° of sky, about 108 light-years across. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 752 from Áldu
Áldu
LBN 752
PERSEUS
LBN 752 lies 3.1° south of Áldu , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 752 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -0° 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 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
LBN 752 is 1,240 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 752 tonight left it about 1,240 years ago, around 786 AD. Distance source: Sh2-220, Xi Per Hipparcos 382 pc (van Leeuwen 2007, via HYG v4.1).
5 Lynds bright nebulae and 16 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 752
The nearest:
LDN 1463, dark nebula, 5′ LDN 1462, dark nebula, 14′ LDN 1464, dark nebula, 20′ LBN 756 California Nebula, emission nebula, 20′ LDN 1469, dark nebula, 28′ LDN 1456, dark nebula, 1.2° LDN 1449, dark nebula, 1.8° LDN 1473, dark nebula, 2.3° LBN 748, reflection nebula, 2.5° LBN 738, emission nebula, 2.6°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1499 California Nebula, nebula, 42′ IC 2003, planetary nebula, 3.3° IC 351, planetary nebula, 3.4° IC 348, cluster with nebula, 5.9° NGC 1342, open cluster, 5.9° NGC 1579 Northern Trifid, cluster with nebula, 6.1°
LBN 752 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 752 Constellation Perseus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 01.5m Declination (J2000) +36° 58′ Galactic longitude and latitude 159.95°, -11.90° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 5° × 1° True size 108 light-years Distance 1,240 light-years (Sh2-220, Xi Per Hipparcos 382 pc (van Leeuwen 2007, via HYG v4.1)) Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
