LBN 786 is an emission nebula in Taurus, 450 light-years away
LBN 786 (IC 360, Ced 29) is an emission nebula in the constellation Taurus , 450 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 3° × 1.7° of sky, about 23.6 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 786 from Alcyone
Alcyone
LBN 786
TAURUS
LBN 786 lies 6.0° east of Alcyone , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 786 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 21° 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 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
LBN 786 is 450 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 786 tonight left it about 450 years ago, around 1576 AD. Distance source: B208, Taurus, Gaia DR2 dust, Zucker et al. 2020 (median of 2 nearby sightlines, 139 pc).
13 Lynds bright nebulae and 15 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 786
The nearest:
LDN 1501, dark nebula, 39′ LDN 1498, dark nebula, 50′ LDN 1499, dark nebula, 1.0° LDN 1506, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 1511, dark nebula, 1.7° LBN 777 Vulture Head Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 2.0° LDN 1491, dark nebula, 2.0° LDN 1489, dark nebula, 2.1° LDN 1495, dark nebula, 2.3° LBN 775, emission nebula, 2.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1514, planetary nebula, 5.2° IC 349 Barnard's Merope Nebula, reflection nebula, 6.3° NGC 1555 Hind's Nebula, reflection nebula, 6.4° NGC 1435 Merope Nebula, nebula, 6.4° NGC 1456, double star, 6.5° NGC 1615, lenticular galaxy, 7.7°
LBN 786 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 786, IC 360 , Ced 29 Constellation Taurus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 13.2m Declination (J2000) +25° 37′ Galactic longitude and latitude 170.00°, -18.29° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 3° × 1.7° True size 23.6 light-years Distance 450 light-years (B208, Taurus, Gaia DR2 dust, Zucker et al. 2020 (median of 2 nearby sightlines, 139 pc)) Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
