LBN 522 is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 9,660 light-years away
LBN 522 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 9,660 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 9° × 1.5° of sky, about 1,520 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 522 from ι Cep
ι Cep
LBN 522
CEPHEUS
LBN 522 lies 4.0° south of ι Cep , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 522 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 28°S, and never sets north of 28°N.
LBN 522 is 9,660 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 522 tonight left it about 9,660 years ago. Distance source: NGC 7510, Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023.
41 Lynds bright nebulae and 53 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 522
The nearest:
LDN 1211, dark nebula, 4′ LDN 1212, dark nebula, 7′ LDN 1210, dark nebula, 16′ LDN 1216, dark nebula, 35′ LDN 1215, dark nebula, 36′ LBN 524, reflection nebula, 42′ LBN 527, emission nebula, 1.1° LBN 521, emission nebula, 1.1° LBN 529 Cave Nebula, emission nebula, 1.2° LDN 1218, dark nebula, 1.8°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7354, planetary nebula, 1.2° IC 1470, H II region, 3.0° NGC 7538, cluster with nebula, 3.2° NGC 7510, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula, cluster with nebula, 4.1° NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula, H II region, 4.1°
LBN 522 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 522 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 22h 46.9m Declination (J2000) +62° 15′ Galactic longitude and latitude 108.98°, +2.80° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 9° × 1.5° True size 1,520 light-years Distance 9,660 light-years (NGC 7510, Gaia DR3, Hunt and Reffert 2023) Best with Camera Best month October Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
