Sh2-119 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Cygnus
Sh2-119 (LBN 391) is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Cygnus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Sh2-119 is Sh2-119 in the Sharpless catalog
Stewart Sharpless listed it in his catalog of H II regions (1959), drawn from the red and blue prints of the Palomar Sky Survey. He rated each region's brightness on a scale of 1 to 3; Sh2-119 is bright (class 3 of 3). It is also listed as LBN 391.
Finding Sh2-119 from Deneb
Deneb
Sh2-119
CYGNUS
Sh2-119 lies 6.6° east of Deneb , the magnitude 1.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Sh2-119 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -20° 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 46°S, and never sets north of 46°N.
The distance to Sh2-119 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of Sh2-119
NGC 7044, open cluster, 1.7° NGC 7062, open cluster, 2.6° C20 North America Nebula, diffuse nebula, 3.4° Sh2-123 Tick Nebula, emission nebula (H II region), 4.3° M39, open cluster, 5.1° Sh2-118, emission nebula (H II region), 5.1° Sh2-114 Flying Dragon Nebula, emission nebula (H II region), 5.2° Sh2-113, emission nebula (H II region), 5.9°
Sh2-119 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 391 Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Cygnus Right ascension (J2000) 21h 18.0m Declination (J2000) +43° 56′ Best month September Best with Telescope Sharpless number Sh2-119 Sharpless brightness Bright (class 3 of 3)
