LBN 506 is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 8,660 light-years away
LBN 506 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 8,660 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 1.4° × 1° of sky, about 209 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 506 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
LBN 506
CEPHEUS
LBN 506 lies 4.5° east of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 506 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 88° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 32°S, and never sets north of 32°N.
LBN 506 is 8,660 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 506 tonight left it about 8,660 years ago. Distance source: NGC 7380, Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023.
32 Lynds bright nebulae and 29 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 506
The nearest:
LBN 511 The Wizard Nebula, emission nebula, 17′ LBN 502, emission nebula, 43′ LDN 1200, dark nebula, 51′ LBN 501, emission nebula, 56′ LDN 1189, dark nebula, 1.0° LDN 1187, dark nebula, 1.1° LBN 513, emission nebula, 1.2° LDN 1197, dark nebula, 1.4° LBN 516, emission nebula, 1.6° LDN 1192, dark nebula, 1.6°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula, cluster with nebula, 23′ NGC 7261, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 7354, planetary nebula, 3.4° IC 1470, H II region, 3.5° NGC 7510, open cluster, 4.3° NGC 7234, open cluster, 4.4°
LBN 506 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 506 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 22h 44.9m Declination (J2000) +57° 55′ Galactic longitude and latitude 106.76°, -0.92° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 1.4° × 1° True size 209 light-years Distance 8,660 light-years (NGC 7380, Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023) Best with Camera Best month October Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
