LBN 286 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 286 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 12′ × 3′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky; a nebula filter helps, 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 286 from Deneb
Deneb
LBN 286
CYGNUS
LBN 286 lies 3.9° southwest of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 286 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 67° 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: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 88° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° 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: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -6° 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: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -88° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 286 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
90 Lynds bright nebulae and 50 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 286
The nearest:
LBN 285, emission nebula, 15′ LBN 288, emission nebula, 23′ LBN 267, emission nebula, 45′ LDN 906 Northern Coalsack, dark nebula, 55′ LBN 276, emission nebula, 1.0° LBN 293, emission nebula, 1.1° LBN 257, emission nebula, 1.1° LBN 271, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 261, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 279, emission nebula, 1.2°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 286 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 286 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 32.8m Declination (J2000) +41° 40′ Galactic longitude and latitude 80.45°, +1.07° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 12′ × 3′ Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
