LBN 679 is an emission nebula in Perseus
LBN 679 is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus . Lynds rated it brightness class 5 of 6, faint, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 1.8° × 10′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 679 from γ Per
γ Per
LBN 679
PERSEUS
LBN 679 lies 3.2° north of γ Per , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 679 is highest in the evening in December
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JAN at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 85° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -7° 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 33°S, and never sets north of 33°N.
The distance to LBN 679 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
17 Lynds bright nebulae and 12 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 679
The nearest:
LBN 680, reflection nebula, 1.3° LBN 685, emission nebula, 2.7° LBN 686, emission nebula, 3.1° LBN 677, emission nebula, 3.1° LDN 1386, dark nebula, 3.6° LDN 1382, dark nebula, 3.6° LDN 1385, dark nebula, 3.6° LDN 1380, dark nebula, 3.6° LBN 682, reflection nebula, 3.7° LDN 1383, dark nebula, 3.7°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 679 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 679 Constellation Perseus Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 03h 07.0m Declination (J2000) +56° 41′ Galactic longitude and latitude 140.77°, -1.42° Brightness class 5 of 6 (faint) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 1.8° × 10′ Best with Camera Best month December Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
