LBN 388 is an emission nebula in Cygnus
LBN 388 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 4° × 2° 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 388 from Deneb
Deneb
LBN 388
CYGNUS
LBN 388 lies 2.6° northeast of Deneb , the magnitude 1.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 388 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 86° 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: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° 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 388 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
59 Lynds bright nebulae and 53 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 388
The nearest:
LBN 394, reflection nebula, 43′ LDN 945, dark nebula, 1.2° LDN 955, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 403, reflection nebula, 1.5° LDN 958, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 941, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 950, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 940, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 957, dark nebula, 1.6° LBN 387, emission nebula, 1.9°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7026, planetary nebula, 2.6° NGC 6997, cluster with nebula, 2.7° IC 5070 Pelican Nebula, H II region, 2.8° IC 5067, unclassified object, 2.9° NGC 7000 North America Nebula, H II region, 3.0° IC 1369, open cluster, 3.5°
LBN 388 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 388 Constellation Cygnus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 51.7m Declination (J2000) +47° 10′ Galactic longitude and latitude 86.87°, +1.80° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 4° × 2° Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
