LBN 962 is an emission nebula in Orion, 1,300 light-years away
LBN 962 is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion , 1,300 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 2 of 6, bright, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 50′ × 6′ of sky, about 18.9 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 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 962 from Alnitak
Alnitak
LBN 962
ORION
LBN 962 lies 1.2° south of Alnitak , the magnitude 1.7 star. That is within one binocular field.
LBN 962 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° 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: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° 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: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° 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: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 54° 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: -12° 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: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 62° 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: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -61° 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: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 14° 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: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -53° 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: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° 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 87°N.
LBN 962 is 1,300 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 962 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).
33 Lynds bright nebulae and 9 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 962
The nearest:
LDN 1636, dark nebula, 4′ LDN 1635, dark nebula, 9′ LBN 958, emission nebula, 30′ LBN 965, emission nebula, 43′ LBN 953 Flame Nebula, emission nebula, 50′ LBN 954, reflection nebula, 50′ LBN 967, emission nebula, 58′ LBN 950, emission nebula, 1.3° LBN 946, reflection nebula, 1.6° LBN 944, reflection nebula, 1.6°
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, 42′ NGC 2023, reflection nebula, 53′ NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, nebula, 1.3° NGC 1981 Upper Sword, cluster with nebula, 2.1° NGC 1975, nebula, 2.2° NGC 1973, nebula, 2.3°
LBN 962 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 962 Constellation Orion Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 41.7m Declination (J2000) -03° 08′ Galactic longitude and latitude 207.67°, -16.94° Brightness class 2 of 6 (bright) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 50′ × 6′ True size 18.9 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 February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
