LBN 855 is a reflection nebula in Orion
LBN 855 (NGC 2163, Ced 62) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion . Lynds rated it brightness class 2 of 6, bright, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 3′ × 2′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Reflection nebula: a cloud of dust lit by a nearby star. The dust scatters blue light best, so reflection nebulae look blue in photographs, and a nebula filter does not help them.
Finding LBN 855 from Propus
Propus
LBN 855
ORION
LBN 855 lies 4.1° southwest of Propus , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 855 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.
The distance to LBN 855 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
10 Lynds bright nebulae and 6 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 855
The nearest:
LDN 1574, dark nebula, 12′ LDN 1576, dark nebula, 32′ LDN 1570, dark nebula, 41′ LDN 1578, dark nebula, 43′ LBN 858, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 859, emission nebula, 1.4° LBN 854 Monkey Head Nebula, emission nebula, 1.9° LDN 1587, dark nebula, 2.7° LDN 1586, dark nebula, 2.7° LBN 862, emission nebula, 2.9°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 855 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 855, NGC 2163 , Ced 62 Constellation Orion Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 06h 07.9m Declination (J2000) +18° 41′ Galactic longitude and latitude 191.42°, -0.74° Brightness class 2 of 6 (bright) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 3′ × 2′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
