LBN 459 is an emission nebula in Draco
LBN 459 is an emission nebula in the constellation Draco . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 2.7° × 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 459 from Altais
Altais
LBN 459
DRACO
LBN 459 lies 6.0° east of Altais , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 459 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -38° 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 23°S, and never sets north of 23°N.
The distance to LBN 459 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
8 Lynds bright nebulae and 17 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 459
The nearest:
LDN 1152, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1157, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 1147, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 1148, dark nebula, 2.4° LDN 1122, dark nebula, 2.6° LBN 468, emission nebula, 2.6° LDN 1155, dark nebula, 2.7° LDN 1158, dark nebula, 2.8° LBN 447, emission nebula, 3.0° LBN 444, emission nebula, 3.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6869, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 6951, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, nebula, 4.5° NGC 6939, open cluster, 6.9° NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 7.5°
LBN 459 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 459 Constellation Draco Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 15.4m Declination (J2000) +67° 18′ Galactic longitude and latitude 100.76°, +17.32° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 2.7° × 2° Best with Camera Best month September Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
