LBN 444 is an emission nebula in Draco
LBN 444 is an emission nebula in the constellation Draco . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 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 444 from η Cep
η Cep
LBN 444
DRACO
LBN 444 lies 3.6° northwest of η Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 444 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 86° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 26°S, and never sets north of 26°N.
The distance to LBN 444 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
3 Lynds bright nebulae and 10 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 444
The nearest:
LBN 447, emission nebula, 40′ LDN 1094, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 1089, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 1100, dark nebula, 1.8° LDN 1122, dark nebula, 2.1° LBN 459, emission nebula, 3.5° LDN 1148, dark nebula, 4.2° LDN 1147, dark nebula, 4.2° LDN 1152, dark nebula, 4.5° LDN 1155, dark nebula, 4.6°
LBN 444 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 444 Constellation Draco Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 18.7m Declination (J2000) +63° 49′ Galactic longitude and latitude 97.80°, +15.26° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 10′ Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
