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Sh2-155
Sh2-155 — Cave Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CepheusAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cepheus
- Right ascension
- 22h 57m 06s
- Declination
- +62° 38′ 09″
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Angular size
- 50′ × 30′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- August, September, October, November, December
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-155;Caldwell 9;LBN 529
About this target
Low surface brightness; narrowband recommended. Magnitude is a widely cited community estimate.
Recommended telescopes
Astro-Physics
819mm f/6.3 · 130mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV