The sky around LBN 111, 3° across, north up LBN 113 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around LBN 111 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8, the Lynds bright and dark nebulae, and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The box marks the size Lynds gave.

LBN 111 · DG 161

LBN 111

Reflection nebula in Aquila

Reflection nebula in Aquila.

AQUILA

The box shows where LBN 111 sits in Aquila.

Constellation
AquilaAql
Brightness
Class 41 brightest, 6 faintest
Size
20′ × 10′apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Septemberat 9 pm
Best with
Camera

LBN 111 is a reflection nebula in Aquila

LBN 111 (DG 161) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Aquila. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 20′ × 10′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.

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 111 from Antinous

Antinous LBN 111 AQUILA

LBN 111 lies 46′ southeast of Antinous, the magnitude 3.2 star. That is within one binocular field.

LBN 111 is highest in the evening in September

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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 89°N.

The distance to LBN 111 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

9 Lynds bright nebulae and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 111

The nearest:

LBN 111 catalog data

FieldValue
DesignationsLBN 111, DG 161
ConstellationAquila
Typereflection nebula
Right ascension (J2000)20h 13.5m
Declination (J2000)-01° 21′
Galactic longitude and latitude41.37°, -18.83°
Brightness class4 of 6 (moderately faint)
Color class1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print)
Apparent size20′ × 10′
Best withCamera
Best monthSeptember
Catalog pageLBN 1 to 500