LBN 653 is a reflection nebula in Perseus
LBN 653 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus . Lynds rated it brightness class 3 of 6, moderately bright, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 10′ × 1′ of sky. It is a telescope object under a dark sky, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 653 from γ Per
γ Per
LBN 653
PERSEUS
LBN 653 lies 7.2° west of γ Per , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 653 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 85° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -5° 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 653 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
5 Lynds bright nebulae and 1 Lynds dark nebula lie within 5° of LBN 653
The nearest:
LDN 1374, dark nebula, 3.9° LBN 640, emission nebula, 4.3° LBN 638, reflection nebula, 4.5° LBN 637, reflection nebula, 4.6° LBN 649, emission nebula, 4.6° LBN 666, reflection nebula, 4.9°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 653 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 653 Constellation Perseus Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 02h 16.7m Declination (J2000) +55° 23′ Galactic longitude and latitude 134.90°, -5.49° Brightness class 3 of 6 (moderately bright) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 10′ × 1′ Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
