LBN 445 is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 2,640 light-years away
LBN 445 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 2,640 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 1° × 5′ of sky, about 46.1 light-years across. 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 445 from Alderamin
Alderamin
LBN 445
CEPHEUS
LBN 445 lies 3.4° south of Alderamin , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 445 is highest in the evening in September
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JAN at 60°N: 41° 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: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 86° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 52° 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: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 24° 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: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° 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: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° 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: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 7° 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: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° 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: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° 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: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -33° 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: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° 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: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -16° 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: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° 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: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -25° 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: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 31°S, and never sets north of 31°N.
LBN 445 is 2,640 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 445 tonight left it about 2,640 years ago. Distance source: Sh2-129, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (0.81 kpc).
11 Lynds bright nebulae and 69 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 445
The nearest:
LBN 449, emission nebula, 25′ LBN 446, reflection nebula, 1.0° LBN 453, emission nebula, 1.0° LBN 441, reflection nebula, 1.1° LDN 1108, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1071, dark nebula, 2.0° LDN 1068, dark nebula, 2.3° LDN 1119, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 1069, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 1125, dark nebula, 2.5°
LBN 445 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 445 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 21h 11.3m Declination (J2000) +59° 17′ Galactic longitude and latitude 97.95°, +7.55° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 1° × 5′ True size 46.1 light-years Distance 2,640 light-years (Sh2-129, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (0.81 kpc)) Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
