LBN 441 is a reflection nebula in Cepheus
LBN 441 (DG 168) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus . Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 2, bluish. It spans 1′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Reflection nebula: a cloud of dust lit by a nearby star. The dust scatters blue light best, so reflection nebulae look blue in photographs, and a nebula filter does not help them.
Finding LBN 441 from Alderamin
Alderamin
LBN 441
CEPHEUS
LBN 441 lies 3.6° southwest of Alderamin , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 441 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -19° 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 30°S, and never sets north of 30°N.
The distance to LBN 441 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
8 Lynds bright nebulae and 53 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 441
The nearest:
LBN 449, emission nebula, 1.0° LBN 445, emission nebula, 1.1° LDN 1071, dark nebula, 1.5° LBN 453, emission nebula, 1.6° LDN 1082 Seahorse Nebula, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 1076, dark nebula, 1.8° LBN 446, reflection nebula, 2.1° LDN 1061, dark nebula, 2.3° LDN 1119, dark nebula, 2.5° LDN 1068, dark nebula, 2.5°
LBN 441 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 441, DG 168 Constellation Cepheus Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 03.3m Declination (J2000) +59° 33′ Galactic longitude and latitude 97.47°, +8.50° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 2 of 4 (bluish) Apparent size 1′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
