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north SunriseRise: 6:49  
clear_day Transit: 12:50  
SunsetSet: 18:50 south
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NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus

Altitude: 11.5°   Azimuth: 43.2°   Direction: North-East

NGC 1548 is a Open Cluster in the Perseus constellation. NGC 1548 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 1548
Open Cluster
Perseus

NGC 1548 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 11.5°
Azimuth: 43.2°
Direction: North-East

See also NGC 1548 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus

Apparent size of NGC 1548

The following table reports NGC 1548 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1548 is a visual representation of it.
3.6 arcmin
3.6 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1548

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1548 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1548 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.6 arcmin) and minor (3.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1548

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1548 are provided in the following table:

04h 21m 19s
+36° 54’ 58”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1548 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus.

Finder chart NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus.

Rise ans set times of NGC 1548 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 1548 - Open Cluster in Perseus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.1°
Max altitude: 75.4°
Azimuth: 306.9°