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LBN 114.55 00.22

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Right ascension
  
23 39 18.0

Distance
  
1.9 kpc ly

Radius
  
15 light years ly

Declination
  
+61° 56′ 00″

Constellation
  
Cassiopeia

LBN 114.55+00.22

LBN 114.55+00.22 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. Named after the astronomer who published a catalogue of nebulae in 1965, LBN stands for “Lynds Bright Nebula." The numbers 114.55+00.22 refer to nebula’s coordinates in the Milky Way Galaxy. Dust blocks most of the visible light from this nebula.

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LBN 114.55+00.22 Wikipedia