LBN 887 is an emission nebula in Gemini
LBN 887 is an emission nebula in the constellation Gemini . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 2.2° × 35′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
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 887 from Alhena
Alhena
LBN 887
GEMINI
LBN 887 lies 5.1° southwest of Alhena , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 887 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -87° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 15° 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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
The distance to LBN 887 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
20 Lynds bright nebulae and 11 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 887
The nearest:
LDN 1604, dark nebula, 34′ LDN 1601, dark nebula, 49′ LBN 889, emission nebula, 1.0° LDN 1600, dark nebula, 1.4° LBN 895, emission nebula, 1.4° LBN 898, reflection nebula, 1.8° LDN 1606, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1607, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1605, dark nebula, 2.0° LBN 903 Dreyer's Nebula, reflection nebula, 2.2°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2247, reflection nebula, 2.2° NGC 2245, reflection nebula, 2.3° IC 447, H II region, 2.3° NGC 2259, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2194, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster, cluster with nebula, 4.0°
LBN 887 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 887 Constellation Gemini Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 06h 26.9m Declination (J2000) +11° 58′ Galactic longitude and latitude 199.51°, +0.09° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 2.2° × 35′ Best with Camera Best month February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
