LBN 153 is a reflection nebula in Vulpecula
LBN 153 (IC 4954, Ced 175) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Vulpecula . Lynds rated it brightness class 2 of 6, bright, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 1′ × 3′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, 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 153 from Albireo
Albireo
LBN 153
VULPECULA
LBN 153 lies 7.6° east of Albireo , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 153 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° 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 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.
The distance to LBN 153 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
16 Lynds bright nebulae and 26 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 153
The nearest:
LDN 823, dark nebula, 1.3° LBN 149, emission nebula, 2.2° LBN 151, emission nebula, 2.2° LDN 824, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 814, dark nebula, 2.4° LBN 154, emission nebula, 2.5° LBN 146, emission nebula, 2.9° LDN 827, dark nebula, 2.9° LBN 155, emission and reflection nebula, 3.0° LDN 819, dark nebula, 3.9°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 153 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 153, IC 4954 , Ced 175 Constellation Vulpecula Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 04.9m Declination (J2000) +29° 10′ Galactic longitude and latitude 66.95°, -1.30° Brightness class 2 of 6 (bright) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 1′ × 3′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
