LBN 562 is a reflection nebula in Cassiopeia
LBN 562 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 1.8° × 20′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, 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 562 from Caph
Caph
LBN 562
CASSIOPEIA
LBN 562 lies 4.9° southwest of Caph , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 562 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -11° 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 35°S, and never sets north of 35°N.
The distance to LBN 562 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
3 Lynds bright nebulae and 6 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 562
The nearest:
LBN 554, emission nebula, 2.6° LDN 1253, dark nebula, 3.7° LDN 1254, dark nebula, 3.9° LDN 1249, dark nebula, 4.1° LBN 563, emission and reflection nebula, 4.4° LDN 1265, dark nebula, 4.7° LBN 578, reflection nebula, 4.7° LDN 1258, dark nebula, 4.8° LDN 1257, dark nebula, 4.8°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 562 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 562 Constellation Cassiopeia Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 23h 50.5m Declination (J2000) +54° 56′ Galactic longitude and latitude 114.18°, -6.90° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 1.8° × 20′ Best with Camera Best month November Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
