LBN 697 is an emission nebula in Camelopardalis
LBN 697 is an emission nebula in the constellation Camelopardalis . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 4, the reddest, strongest on the red print. It spans 5′ 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 697 from Mirfak
Mirfak
LBN 697
CAMELOPARDALIS
LBN 697 lies 10.3° northeast of Mirfak , the magnitude 1.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
LBN 697 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 86° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -9° 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 697 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
5 Lynds bright nebulae and 30 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 697
The nearest:
LDN 1389, dark nebula, 1.5° LDN 1394, dark nebula, 1.6° LDN 1388, dark nebula, 1.7° LDN 1392, dark nebula, 1.7° LDN 1396, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1390, dark nebula, 1.9° LDN 1393, dark nebula, 2.1° LDN 1399, dark nebula, 2.1° LDN 1397, dark nebula, 2.2° LDN 1400, dark nebula, 2.3°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 697 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 697 Constellation Camelopardalis Type emission nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 15.2m Declination (J2000) +56° 52′ Galactic longitude and latitude 148.13°, +4.32° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 4 of 4 (the reddest, strongest on the red print) Apparent size 5′ Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
