LBN 140 is an emission nebula in Pegasus
LBN 140 is an emission nebula in the constellation Pegasus . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 3° × 50′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
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 140 from Enif
Enif
LBN 140
PEGASUS
LBN 140 lies 3.7° south of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 140 is highest in the evening in October
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JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 9° 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 84°S.
The distance to LBN 140 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
0 Lynds bright nebulae and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 140
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M15 Pegasus Cluster, globular cluster, 6.7° M2 Messier 2, globular cluster, 7.4° NGC 7046, late spiral galaxy, 7.7° NGC 7040, spiral galaxy, 7.7° IC 1365, galaxy group, 8.0° IC 1364, elliptical galaxy, 8.0°
LBN 140 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 140 Constellation Pegasus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 42.5m Declination (J2000) +06° 13′ Galactic longitude and latitude 61.91°, -33.45° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 3° × 50′ Best with Camera Best month October Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
