LBN 580 is an emission nebula in Cepheus, 3,330 light-years away
LBN 580 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus , 3,330 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 10′ × 4′ of sky, about 9.7 light-years across. It is a telescope object under a dark sky; a nebula filter helps, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 580 from Caph
Caph
LBN 580
CEPHEUS
LBN 580 lies 8.3° north of Caph , the magnitude 2.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 580 is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 82° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -21° 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 23°S, and never sets north of 23°N.
LBN 580 is 3,330 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 580 tonight left it about 3,330 years ago. Distance source: Sh2-171, Berkeley 59 Gaia DR3, Hunt & Reffert 2023 (1.02 kpc).
13 Lynds bright nebulae and 27 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 580
The nearest:
LDN 1268, dark nebula, 6′ LDN 1271, dark nebula, 11′ LDN 1272, dark nebula, 15′ LDN 1269, dark nebula, 16′ LBN 581, emission nebula, 16′ LBN 583, emission nebula, 17′ LBN 582, emission nebula, 17′ LDN 1270, dark nebula, 17′ LBN 586, emission nebula, 19′ LDN 1266, dark nebula, 19′
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 580 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 580 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 00h 00.5m Declination (J2000) +67° 26′ Galactic longitude and latitude 118.06°, +5.04° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 10′ × 4′ True size 9.7 light-years Distance 3,330 light-years (Sh2-171, Berkeley 59 Gaia DR3, Hunt & Reffert 2023 (1.02 kpc)) Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
