LBN 628 is an emission nebula in Cepheus
LBN 628 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 3, reddish. It spans 13′ × 10′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 628 from Polaris
Polaris
LBN 628
CEPHEUS
LBN 628 lies 3.4° southeast of Polaris , the magnitude 2.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 628 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -36° 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 4°S, and never sets north of 4°N.
The distance to LBN 628 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
4 Lynds bright nebulae and 3 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 628
The nearest:
LDN 1320, dark nebula, 22′ LBN 632, emission nebula, 55′ LBN 631, emission nebula, 58′ LBN 617, emission nebula, 3.3° LBN 606, emission nebula, 4.1° LDN 1292, dark nebula, 4.6° LDN 1289, dark nebula, 4.7°
LBN 628 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 628 Constellation Cepheus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 26.5m Declination (J2000) +85° 56′ Galactic longitude and latitude 126.54°, +24.68° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 3 of 4 (reddish) Apparent size 13′ × 10′ Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
