LBN 794 is an emission nebula in Auriga
LBN 794 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga . Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 55′ × 10′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky; a nebula filter helps, 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 794 from Elnath
Elnath
LBN 794
AURIGA
LBN 794 lies 6.9° north of Elnath , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 794 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 64° 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: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 54° 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: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° 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 54°S, and never sets north of 54°N.
The distance to LBN 794 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
17 Lynds bright nebulae and 8 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 794
The nearest:
LDN 1516, dark nebula, 40′ LBN 787, emission nebula, 1.1° LDN 1526, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 804 Spider Nebula, emission nebula, 1.3° LBN 810 Fly Nebula, emission nebula, 1.8° LBN 795 Flaming Star Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 2.0° LDN 1510, dark nebula, 2.0° LBN 796, emission nebula, 2.1° LBN 797, emission nebula, 2.1° LBN 807 The Tadpoles, emission nebula, 2.3°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1907, open cluster, 34′ M38 Starfish Cluster, open cluster, 43′ NGC 1931 Fly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 1.8° IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula, nebula, 2.2° NGC 1893, open cluster, 2.2° M36 Pinwheel Cluster, open cluster, 2.6°
LBN 794 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 794 Constellation Auriga Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 25.5m Declination (J2000) +35° 32′ Galactic longitude and latitude 172.15°, -0.01° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 55′ × 10′ Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
