LBN 360 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 360 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 33′ × 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 360 from Deneb
Deneb
LBN 360
CYGNUS
LBN 360 lies 7.9° southeast of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 360 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° 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: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° 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: 10° 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: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 36° 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: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -18° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
The distance to LBN 360 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
46 Lynds bright nebulae and 22 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 360
The nearest:
LBN 340, emission nebula, 59′ LBN 347 Flying Dragon Nebula, emission nebula, 2.0° LDN 937, dark nebula, 2.2° LDN 934, dark nebula, 2.3° LDN 932, dark nebula, 2.3° LDN 927, dark nebula, 2.3° LDN 912, dark nebula, 2.4° LBN 321, emission nebula, 2.5° LDN 938, dark nebula, 2.5° LBN 346, emission nebula, 2.6°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 360 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 360 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 15.9m Declination (J2000) +40° 32′ Galactic longitude and latitude 84.82°, -5.87° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 33′ × 10′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
