LBN 973 is an emission nebula in Monoceros
LBN 973 is an emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros . Lynds rated it brightness class 2 of 6, bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 20′ × 2′ of sky. 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 973 from Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
LBN 973
MONOCEROS
LBN 973 lies 11.0° southeast of Betelgeuse , the magnitude 0.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 973 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 82° 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: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -87° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 21° 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 87°S.
The distance to LBN 973 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
19 Lynds bright nebulae and 5 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 973
The nearest:
LBN 970, emission nebula, 0′ LBN 972, emission nebula, 0′ LBN 971, emission nebula, 0′ LBN 978, emission nebula, 1.4° LBN 949 Rosette Nebula, emission nebula, 2.4° LBN 948 Rosette Nebula, emission nebula, 2.4° LBN 951, emission nebula, 2.5° LDN 1637, dark nebula, 2.6° LDN 1633, dark nebula, 2.7° LBN 943, emission nebula, 3.0°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2262, open cluster, 1.9° NGC 2239 Butterfly Nebula, cluster with nebula, 2.4° NGC 2246, nebula, 2.6° NGC 2238, H II region, 2.6° NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, nebula, 2.6° NGC 2252, open cluster, 2.7°
LBN 973 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 973 Constellation Monoceros Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 06h 34.8m Declination (J2000) +02° 38′ Galactic longitude and latitude 208.69°, -2.51° Brightness class 2 of 6 (bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 20′ × 2′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
