LBN 488 is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 5,320 light-years away
LBN 488 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 5,320 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 23′ × 15′ of sky, about 35.6 light-years across. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
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 488 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
LBN 488
CEPHEUS
LBN 488 lies 2.0° north of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. That is within one binocular field.
LBN 488 is highest in the evening in October
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JAN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° 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.
LBN 488 is 5,320 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 488 tonight left it about 5,320 years ago. Distance source: Sh2-134, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (1.63 kpc).
27 Lynds bright nebulae and 78 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 488
The nearest:
LDN 1169, dark nebula, 35′ LDN 1175, dark nebula, 43′ LBN 482, emission nebula, 49′ LDN 1166, dark nebula, 49′ LBN 494, emission nebula, 60′ LDN 1164, dark nebula, 1.1° LDN 1165, dark nebula, 1.2° LBN 485, emission nebula, 1.3° LBN 496, emission and reflection nebula, 1.3° LBN 490, emission nebula, 1.3°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 488 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 488 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 22h 09.6m Declination (J2000) +60° 14′ Galactic longitude and latitude 104.11°, +3.42° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 23′ × 15′ True size 35.6 light-years Distance 5,320 light-years (Sh2-134, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (1.63 kpc)) Best with Camera Best month October Catalog page LBN 1 to 500
