LBN 299 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 299 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 50′ × 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 299 from Aljanah
Aljanah
LBN 299
CYGNUS
LBN 299 lies 5.3° northeast of Aljanah , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 299 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: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 52°S, and never sets north of 52°N.
The distance to LBN 299 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
36 Lynds bright nebulae and 12 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 299
The nearest:
LBN 296, emission nebula, 15′ LBN 290, emission nebula, 40′ LBN 284, emission nebula, 54′ LBN 304, emission nebula, 1.1° LDN 912, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 307, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 291, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 316, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 321, emission nebula, 1.6° LBN 266, emission nebula, 1.6°
LBN 299 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 299 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 03.9m Declination (J2000) +37° 51′ Galactic longitude and latitude 81.26°, -5.98° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 50′ × 10′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
