LBN 950 is an emission nebula in Orion, 1,300 light-years away
LBN 950 is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion , 1,300 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 1.2° × 1° of sky, about 26.5 light-years across. It is a telescope object under a dark sky; a nebula filter helps, 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 950 from Alnitak
Alnitak
LBN 950
ORION
LBN 950 lies 51′ southwest of Alnitak , the magnitude 1.7 star. That is within one binocular field.
LBN 950 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: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -16° 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: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° 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: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 34° 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.
LBN 950 is 1,300 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 950 tonight left it about 1,300 years ago, around 726 AD. Distance source: Sh2-276, Orion OB1 / Orion complex about 400 pc, Foley et al. 2023 (A 3D View of Orion I: Barnard's Loop).
32 Lynds bright nebulae and 9 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 950
The nearest:
LBN 958, emission nebula, 58′ LBN 954, reflection nebula, 60′ LBN 953 Flame Nebula, emission nebula, 60′ LBN 940, reflection nebula, 1.0° LBN 944, reflection nebula, 1.1° LDN 1635, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 946, reflection nebula, 1.3° LDN 1636, dark nebula, 1.3° LBN 962, emission nebula, 1.3° LBN 935, reflection nebula, 1.4°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 434 Flame Nebula, H II region, 51′ NGC 2023, reflection nebula, 60′ NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, nebula, 1.1° NGC 1990 Alnilam, star, 1.2° NGC 1981 Upper Sword, cluster with nebula, 2.2° NGC 1975, nebula, 2.5°
LBN 950 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 950 Constellation Orion Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 37.7m Declination (J2000) -02° 18′ Galactic longitude and latitude 206.41°, -17.44° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 1.2° × 1° True size 26.5 light-years Distance 1,300 light-years (Sh2-276, Orion OB1 / Orion complex about 400 pc, Foley et al. 2023 (A 3D View of Orion I: Barnard's Loop)) Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
