LBN 232 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 232 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 2° × 10′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
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 232 from Sadr
Sadr
LBN 232
CYGNUS
LBN 232 lies 4.2° northwest of Sadr , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 232 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -13° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 48°S, and never sets north of 48°N.
The distance to LBN 232 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
69 Lynds bright nebulae and 37 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 232
The nearest:
LDN 887, dark nebula, 38′ LBN 238, emission nebula, 39′ LBN 242, emission nebula, 51′ LDN 884, dark nebula, 53′ LBN 237, emission nebula, 56′ LDN 890, dark nebula, 1.0° LBN 244, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 227, emission nebula, 1.3° LBN 252, emission nebula, 1.4° LBN 233, emission nebula, 1.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6866, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, H II region, 4.1° NGC 6910, open cluster, 4.2° IC 1318 Sadr Region, star, 4.2° NGC 6819 Foxhead Cluster, open cluster, 4.2° NGC 6884, planetary nebula, 4.8°
LBN 232 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 232 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 01.7m Declination (J2000) +41° 58′ Galactic longitude and latitude 77.47°, +6.04° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 2° × 10′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
