Sh2-224 is a supernova remnant in Auriga
Sh2-224 (LBN 769) is a supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga . 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.
Sh2-224 is Sh2-224 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; Sh2-224 is medium (class 2 of 3). It is also listed as LBN 769.
Finding Sh2-224 from Capella
Capella
Sh2-224
AURIGA
Sh2-224 lies 3.5° southeast of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Sh2-224 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 16° 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: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -16° 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 47°S, and never sets north of 47°N.
The distance to Sh2-224 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of Sh2-224
Sh2-223, emission nebula (H II region), 2.0° Sh2-225, emission nebula (H II region), 2.4° NGC 1857, open cluster, 3.8° Sh2-227, emission nebula (H II region), 4.2° Sh2-221, supernova remnant, 5.6° Sh2-226, emission nebula (H II region), 5.8°
Sh2-224 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 769 Type supernova remnant Constellation Auriga Right ascension (J2000) 05h 27.0m Declination (J2000) +42° 58′ Best month January Best with Telescope Sharpless number Sh2-224 Sharpless brightness Medium (class 2 of 3)
