LBN 534 is a reflection nebula in Andromeda, 1,380 light-years away
LBN 534 (DG 191) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Andromeda , 1,380 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 2, bluish. It spans 1.5° × 10′ of sky, about 36.1 light-years across. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Reflection nebula: a cloud of dust lit by a nearby star. The dust scatters blue light best, so reflection nebulae look blue in photographs, and a nebula filter does not help them.
Finding LBN 534 from Caph
Caph
LBN 534
ANDROMEDA
LBN 534 lies 11.2° southwest of Caph , the magnitude 2.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 534 is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 76° 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: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -7° 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 41°S, and never sets north of 41°N.
LBN 534 is 1,380 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 534 tonight left it about 1,380 years ago, around 646 AD. Distance source: Gaia DR3 parallax of the illuminating star via AT-HYG v3.2 (424 pc) (vdB 158).
5 Lynds bright nebulae and 0 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 534
The nearest:
LBN 559, emission and reflection nebula, 2.8° LBN 560, emission and reflection nebula, 3.0° LBN 561, emission and reflection nebula, 3.2° LBN 563, emission and reflection nebula, 3.4° LBN 564, emission and reflection nebula, 3.5°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 534 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 534, DG 191 Constellation Andromeda Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 23h 40.4m Declination (J2000) +48° 46′ Galactic longitude and latitude 111.05°, -12.46° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 2 of 4 (bluish) Apparent size 1.5° × 10′ True size 36.1 light-years Distance 1,380 light-years (Gaia DR3 parallax of the illuminating star via AT-HYG v3.2 (424 pc) (vdB 158)) Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
