LBN 796 is an emission nebula in Auriga, 1,270 light-years away
LBN 796 is an emission nebula in the constellation Auriga , 1,270 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 4° of sky, about 88.7 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 796 from Elnath
Elnath
LBN 796
AURIGA
LBN 796 lies 5.7° north of Elnath , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 796 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° 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: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -4° 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: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -14° 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: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 72° 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: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° 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: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -33° 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: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -45° 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: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° 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: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -73° 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: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -79° 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: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
LBN 796 is 1,270 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 796 tonight left it about 1,270 years ago, around 756 AD. Distance source: Sh2-229, Gaia DR3 parallax of AE Aurigae (2.574 mas, 389 pc).
15 Lynds bright nebulae and 9 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 796
The nearest:
LBN 795 Flaming Star Nebula, emission and reflection nebula, 24′ LBN 791, emission nebula, 50′ LDN 1510, dark nebula, 53′ LBN 807 The Tadpoles, emission nebula, 1.1° LDN 1530, dark nebula, 1.4° LDN 1516, dark nebula, 1.4° LBN 794, emission nebula, 2.1° LBN 804 Spider Nebula, emission nebula, 2.1° LDN 1526, dark nebula, 2.1° LBN 810 Fly Nebula, emission nebula, 2.7°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula, nebula, 31′ NGC 1893, open cluster, 1.1° NGC 1907, open cluster, 2.4° NGC 1931 Fly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 2.7° M38 Starfish Cluster, open cluster, 2.8° NGC 1778, open cluster, 3.7°
LBN 796 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 796 Constellation Auriga Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 18.5m Declination (J2000) +34° 03′ Galactic longitude and latitude 172.56°, -2.05° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 4° True size 88.7 light-years Distance 1,270 light-years (Sh2-229, Gaia DR3 parallax of AE Aurigae (2.574 mas, 389 pc)) Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
