LBN 609 is an emission and reflection nebula in Cassiopeia
LBN 609 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia . Lynds rated it brightness class 4 of 6, moderately faint, and color class 2, bluish. It spans 20′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Emission and reflection nebula: a cloud where gas glows on its own, lit by the ultraviolet light of hot young stars, next to dust that scatters starlight. Photographs show red emission beside blue reflection.
Finding LBN 609 from Schedar
Schedar
LBN 609
CASSIOPEIA
LBN 609 lies 5.7° south of Schedar , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 609 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 88° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -4° 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 39°S, and never sets north of 39°N.
The distance to LBN 609 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
7 Lynds bright nebulae and 2 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 609
The nearest:
LBN 608, emission and reflection nebula, 15′ LBN 613, emission and reflection nebula, 18′ LBN 612, emission and reflection nebula, 22′ LBN 603, emission and reflection nebula, 1.6° LBN 600, emission and reflection nebula, 1.8° LDN 1296, dark nebula, 1.9° LBN 610, reflection nebula, 4.6° LDN 1299, dark nebula, 4.8° LBN 605, emission and reflection nebula, 4.8°
LBN 609 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 609 Constellation Cassiopeia Type emission and reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 00h 49.1m Declination (J2000) +51° 01′ Galactic longitude and latitude 122.55°, -11.86° Brightness class 4 of 6 (moderately faint) Color class 2 of 4 (bluish) Apparent size 20′ Best with Camera Best month November Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
