LBN 976 is an emission nebula in Orion, 1,300 light-years away
LBN 976 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 2.7° × 40′ of sky, about 60.5 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 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 976 from Alnitak
Alnitak
LBN 976
ORION
LBN 976 lies 4.3° east of Alnitak , the magnitude 1.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 976 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 31° 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 976 is 1,300 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 976 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).
30 Lynds bright nebulae and 10 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 976
The nearest:
LDN 1638, dark nebula, 30′ LBN 966, emission nebula, 1.4° LBN 955, emission nebula, 2.1° LBN 982, emission nebula, 2.7° LBN 985, emission nebula, 2.8° LDN 1632, dark nebula, 3.5° LDN 1644, dark nebula, 3.5° LDN 1645, dark nebula, 3.5° LBN 990, reflection nebula, 3.6° LDN 1630 Horsehead Nebula, dark nebula, 3.6°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2112, open cluster, 3.5° NGC 2167, star, 4.0° NGC 2023, reflection nebula, 4.1° M78 Messier 78, reflection nebula, 4.1° NGC 2024 Flame Nebula, nebula, 4.1° IC 434 Flame Nebula, H II region, 4.2°
LBN 976 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 976 Constellation Orion Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 57.6m Declination (J2000) -03° 00′ Galactic longitude and latitude 209.43°, -13.33° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 2.7° × 40′ True size 60.5 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 February Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
