Sh2-214 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Perseus
Sh2-214 (LBN 735) is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Perseus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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.
Sh2-214 is Sh2-214 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; Sh2-214 is faint (class 1 of 3). It is also listed as LBN 735.
Finding Sh2-214 from Capella
Capella
Sh2-214
PERSEUS
Sh2-214 lies 9.8° west of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
Sh2-214 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -85° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° 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 46°S, and never sets north of 46°N.
The distance to Sh2-214 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of Sh2-214
Sh2-213, emission nebula (H II region), 35′ Sh2-215, molecular cloud, 1.9° Sh2-216, planetary nebula, 4.4° NGC 1664, open cluster, 5.3° NGC 1513, open cluster, 5.5° NGC 1545, open cluster, 5.9°
Sh2-214 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 735 Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Perseus Right ascension (J2000) 04h 22.0m Declination (J2000) +44° 22′ Best month January Best with Telescope Sharpless number Sh2-214 Sharpless brightness Faint (class 1 of 3)
