LBN 256 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.

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From Northridge , LBN 256 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name LBN 256
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:20h59m [1]
Declination:+35°51' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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