LBN 261 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.

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From Northridge , LBN 261 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (PDT), 63° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 82° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name LBN 261
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:20h26m [1]
Declination:+41°14' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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