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Other deep sky objects in Perseus
- NGC 869 (h Persei Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 884 (Chi Persei Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 1499 (California Nebula) - Nebula
- Messier 34 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1545 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1528 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1444 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1342 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1582 - Open Cluster
- NGC 957 - Open Cluster
- NGC 744 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1513 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1245 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1023 - Galaxy
- NGC 1496 - Open Cluster
- Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 1605 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1333 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 2003 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 2067 - Nebula
- NGC 1058 - Galaxy
- NGC 1624 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 1220 - Open Cluster
- IC 351 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 1161 - Galaxy
- NGC 1003 - Galaxy
- NGC 1275 (Perseus A) - Galaxy
- NGC 1174 - Galaxy
- NGC 1193 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1167 - Galaxy
- NGC 1050 - Galaxy
- NGC 1122 - Galaxy
- NGC 1160 - Galaxy
- NGC 1169 - Galaxy
- NGC 1086 - Galaxy
- NGC 1171 - Galaxy
- NGC 1129 - Galaxy
- NGC 1272 - Galaxy
- NGC 1106 - Galaxy
- NGC 1207 - Galaxy
- NGC 1175 - Galaxy
- IC 284 - Galaxy
- IC 1900 - Galaxy
- NGC 1233 - Galaxy
- NGC 1198 - Galaxy
- NGC 1040 - Galaxy
- NGC 1138 - Galaxy
- NGC 1278 - Galaxy
- NGC 1250 - Galaxy
- NGC 1259 - Galaxy
- NGC 1260 - Galaxy
- NGC 1159 - Galaxy
- NGC 1273 - Galaxy
- NGC 1282 - Galaxy
- IC 310 - Galaxy
- IC 292 - Galaxy
- IC 256 - Galaxy
- NGC 1270 - Galaxy
- NGC 1164 - Galaxy
- IC 275 NED02 - Galaxy
- NGC 1268 - Galaxy
- IC 257 - Galaxy
- NGC 1226 - Galaxy
- NGC 996 - Galaxy
- NGC 999 - Galaxy
- NGC 1077B - Galaxy
- NGC 1176 - Star
- NGC 1001 - Galaxy
- NGC 1005 - Galaxy
- NGC 1265 - Galaxy
- IC 304 - Galaxy
- IC 278 - Galaxy
- NGC 1334 - Galaxy
- IC 262 - Galaxy
- IC 1874 - Galaxy
- IC 309 - Galaxy
- IC 312 - Galaxy
- NGC 1277 - Galaxy
- NGC 995 - Galaxy
- NGC 1465 - Galaxy
- IC 288 - Galaxy
- NGC 1183 - Star
- NGC 1281 - Galaxy
- NGC 1293 - Galaxy
- IC 316 NED02 - Galaxy
- NGC 1294 - Galaxy
- NGC 1274 - Galaxy
- IC 313 - Galaxy
- IC 301 - Galaxy
- IC 260 - Galaxy
- IC 316 NED01 - Galaxy
- NGC 1178 - Star
- IC 320 - Galaxy
- NGC 1271 - Galaxy
- NGC 1267 - Galaxy
- IC 290 - Galaxy
- NGC 1224 - Galaxy
- IC 259 - Galaxy
- IC 294 - Galaxy
- IC 258 - Galaxy
- NGC 1283 - Galaxy
- NGC 1000 - Galaxy
- NGC 1130 - Galaxy
- IC 265 - Galaxy
- IC 266 - Galaxy
- IC 293 - Galaxy
- NGC 1227 - Galaxy
- IC 2005 - Galaxy
- IC 1902 - Galaxy
- IC 311 - Galaxy
- NGC 1335 - Galaxy
- IC 305 - Galaxy
- NGC 1177 - Galaxy
- NGC 1213 - Galaxy
- NGC 1264 - Galaxy
- IC 1934 - Galaxy
- NGC 1279 - Galaxy
- NGC 1077A - Galaxy
- NGC 1212 - Galaxy
- IC 2027 - Galaxy
- IC 300 - Galaxy
- IC 308 - Galaxy
- IC 275 NED03 - Galaxy
- IC 1901 - Galaxy
- NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 1491 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 1348 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1548 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1330 - Other Classification
- IC 240 - Other Classification
- NGC 1276 - Double Star
- IC 319 - Star
- IC 274 - Other Classification
- IC 275 - Galaxy Triplet
- IC 275 NED01 - Galaxy
- IC 280 - Other Classification
- IC 295 - Other Classification
- IC 296 - Other Classification
- IC 297 - Double Star
- IC 316 - Galaxy Pair
- IC 323 - Other Classification
- NGC 1257 - Double Star
- IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 1872 - Other Classification
- IC 1905 - Other Classification
- IC 1911 - Star
- NGC 1023A - Galaxy
- NGC 1131 - Galaxy
- NGC 1146 - Other Classification
- NGC 1173 - Other Classification
- NGC 1197 - Other Classification
- C014 (Double Cluster) - Association of Stars
NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus
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.
- NGC 1579 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 56° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 1579
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.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 1579
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 0.34x0.34 degrees (20.4x20.4 arcmins).
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 and finder chart of NGC 1579
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1579 are provided in the following table:
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°.
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1579 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.
Rise ans set times of NGC 1579 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):