LBN 263 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 263 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 2.2° × 30′ 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 263 from Deneb
Deneb
LBN 263
CYGNUS
LBN 263 lies 6.5° south of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 263 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 88° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -87° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 51°S, and never sets north of 51°N.
The distance to LBN 263 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
69 Lynds bright nebulae and 17 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 263
The nearest:
LBN 265, emission nebula, 31′ LBN 247, emission nebula, 54′ LDN 896, dark nebula, 1.0° LBN 277, emission nebula, 1.1° LDN 898, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 289, emission nebula, 1.4° LDN 904, dark nebula, 1.6° LBN 295, emission nebula, 1.8° LBN 283, emission nebula, 2.1° LBN 255, emission nebula, 2.2°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 5068, H II region, 3.8° M29 Cooling Tower, open cluster, 4.1° IC 1318 Sadr Region, star, 4.6° NGC 6910, open cluster, 4.6° NGC 7027, planetary nebula, 5.4° IC 5067, unclassified object, 5.6°
LBN 263 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 263 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 44.9m Declination (J2000) +38° 50′ Galactic longitude and latitude 79.61°, -2.48° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 2.2° × 30′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
