LBN 592 is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia, 9,650 light-years away
LBN 592 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia , 9,650 light-years away. Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 20′ × 5′ of sky, about 56.1 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 592 from Caph
Caph
LBN 592
CASSIOPEIA
LBN 592 lies 3.0° northeast of Caph , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 592 is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° 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 592 is 9,650 light-years away
The light seen from LBN 592 tonight left it about 9,650 years ago. Distance source: Sh2-173, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (2.96 kpc).
19 Lynds bright nebulae and 34 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 592
The nearest:
LDN 1282, dark nebula, 6′ LDN 1283, dark nebula, 14′ LBN 593 The Phantom Of The Opera Nebula, emission nebula, 15′ LDN 1280, dark nebula, 55′ LDN 1284, dark nebula, 1.4° LDN 1285, dark nebula, 1.5° LDN 1279, dark nebula, 2.0° LDN 1278, dark nebula, 2.2° LDN 1281, dark nebula, 2.2° LDN 1287, dark nebula, 2.4°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 103, open cluster, 41′ NGC 136, open cluster, 1.3° NGC 129, open cluster, 1.9° NGC 133, open cluster, 2.0° NGC 146, open cluster, 2.1° NGC 189, open cluster, 2.3°
LBN 592 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 592 Constellation Cassiopeia Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 00h 20.9m Declination (J2000) +61° 46′ Galactic longitude and latitude 119.33°, -0.89° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 20′ × 5′ True size 56.1 light-years Distance 9,650 light-years (Sh2-173, spectrophotometric, Foster & Brunt 2015 (2.96 kpc)) Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
