LBN 344 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 344 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 1.3° × 40′ 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 344 from Deneb
Deneb
LBN 344
CYGNUS
LBN 344 lies 3.5° northwest of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 344 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 87° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -30° 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 43°S, and never sets north of 43°N.
The distance to LBN 344 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
53 Lynds bright nebulae and 25 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 344
The nearest:
LBN 335, emission nebula, 23′ LBN 336, emission nebula, 31′ LBN 345, emission nebula, 43′ LBN 352, emission nebula, 52′ LBN 326, emission nebula, 1.1° LBN 325, emission nebula, 1.3° LDN 939, dark nebula, 1.5° LBN 364, emission nebula, 1.5° LBN 362, emission nebula, 1.5° LBN 357, emission nebula, 1.7°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 344 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 344 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 24.6m Declination (J2000) +47° 10′ Galactic longitude and latitude 84.07°, +5.46° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 1.3° × 40′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
