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NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:57 | Tran: 10:09 | Set: 20:18
Alt: 15.47°   Az: 52.00°   Direction: North-East

NGC 1579 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Perseus constellation. NGC 1579 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 1579 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 0.3400x0.3400 degrees (20.40x20.40 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1579 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (10.2 arcmin) and minor (10.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 31m 54s
+35° 19’ 23”
16h 34m 16s
21h 06m 11s

J2000

04h 30m 14s
+35° 16’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1579 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.

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Finder chart for NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1579 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1579 is a visual representation of it.
10.2 arcmin
10.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.7°
Max altitude: 73.8°
Azimuth: 305.3°