IC 1805 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cassiopeia
IC 1805 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Cassiopeia constellation. IC 1805 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.
IC 1805 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 22.9°
Azimuth: 359.7°
Direction: North
See also IC 1805 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 6.5, IC 1805 is visible with the help of a small binocular.
Photometric information of IC 1805
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1805 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of IC 1805
The following table reports IC 1805 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1805 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1805
The image below is a photograph of IC 1805 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 2x2 degrees (120x120 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1805
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1805 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1805 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of IC 1805 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 1805 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 21:23 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)