LBN 856 is an emission nebula in Eridanus
LBN 856 is an emission nebula in the constellation Eridanus . Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 15′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 856 from Rana
Rana
LBN 856
ERIDANUS
LBN 856 lies 7.6° west of Rana , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 856 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 58° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 81°N.
The distance to LBN 856 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
1 Lynds bright nebula and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 856
The nearest:
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 856 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 856 Constellation Eridanus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 03h 12.6m Declination (J2000) -09° 14′ Galactic longitude and latitude 191.43°, -52.20° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 15′ Best with Camera Best month December Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
