LBN 915 is a reflection nebula in Orion
LBN 915 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion . Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 1° × 20′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 915 from Rigel
Rigel
LBN 915
ORION
LBN 915 lies 6.1° north of Rigel , the magnitude 0.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 915 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° 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: 28° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° 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 88°N.
The distance to LBN 915 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
20 Lynds bright nebulae and 3 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 915
The nearest:
LBN 907, reflection nebula, 50′ LBN 919, reflection nebula, 1.0° LBN 910, reflection nebula, 1.2° LBN 937, reflection nebula, 1.5° LBN 942, reflection nebula, 2.1° LBN 916 Cosmic Bat Nebula, reflection nebula, 2.6° LDN 1616, dark nebula, 2.6° LBN 945, reflection nebula, 2.8° LDN 1615, dark nebula, 2.9° LBN 923, emission nebula, 3.3°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 915 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 915 Constellation Orion Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 15.7m Declination (J2000) -02° 07′ Galactic longitude and latitude 203.48°, -22.19° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 1° × 20′ Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
