LBN 783 is an emission nebula in Auriga, 8,350 light-years away
LBN 783 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga , 8,350 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 10′ × 8′ of sky, about 24.3 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 783 from Capella
Capella
LBN 783
AURIGA
LBN 783 lies 8.6° south of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 783 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 783 is 8,350 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 783 tonight left it about 8,350 years ago. Distance source: Sh2-228, Gaia EDR3 ionizing stars, Mendez-Delgado et al. 2022 (2.56 kpc).
15 Lynds bright nebulae and 10 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 783
The nearest:
LBN 784, emission nebula, 0′ LBN 780, emission nebula, 45′ LBN 781, emission nebula, 1.9° LBN 787, emission nebula, 2.2° LDN 1510, dark nebula, 2.7° LBN 794, emission nebula, 3.1° LDN 1516, dark nebula, 3.1° LBN 795 Flaming Star Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 3.1° LBN 791, emission nebula, 3.3° LBN 796, emission nebula, 3.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 783 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 783 Constellation Auriga Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 13.4m Declination (J2000) +37° 23′ Galactic longitude and latitude 169.24°, -0.94° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 10′ × 8′ True size 24.3 light-years Distance 8,350 light-years (Sh2-228, Gaia EDR3 ionizing stars, Mendez-Delgado et al. 2022 (2.56 kpc)) Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
