LBN 709 is a reflection nebula in Perseus
LBN 709 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus . Lynds rated it brightness class 6 of 6, the faintest, and color class 1, the bluest, strongest on the blue print. It spans 45′ × 20′ of sky. It is a faint target for long-exposure photography, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 709 from Mirfak
Mirfak
LBN 709
PERSEUS
LBN 709 lies 6.4° east of Mirfak , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
LBN 709 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -2° 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 40°S, and never sets north of 40°N.
The distance to LBN 709 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
8 Lynds bright nebulae and 5 Lynds dark nebulae lie within 5° of LBN 709
The nearest:
LBN 706 Fossil Footprint Nebula, emission nebula, 50′ LBN 705, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 704 Fossil Footprint Nebula, emission nebula, 1.2° LBN 710, emission nebula, 1.5° LBN 701, emission nebula, 2.9° LDN 1391, dark nebula, 3.2° LBN 696, emission nebula, 3.6° LBN 708, emission nebula, 3.9° LDN 1395, dark nebula, 4.3° LBN 712, emission nebula, 4.8°
NGC and IC objects in the field that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
LBN 709 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 709 Constellation Perseus Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 03.9m Declination (J2000) +50° 08′ Galactic longitude and latitude 151.45°, -1.78° Brightness class 6 of 6 (the faintest) Color class 1 of 4 (the bluest, strongest on the blue print) Apparent size 45′ × 20′ Best with Camera Best month January Catalog page LBN 501 to 1000
