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NGC 559 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 25.58°   Az: 352.24°   Direction: North

NGC 559 is a Open Cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. NGC 559 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 9.5, NGC 559 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 559 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 559 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia star
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DSS2 image of NGC 559 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (9 arcmin) and minor (9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 31m 17s
+63° 25’ 55”
10h 56m 47s
12h 28m 05s

J2000

01h 29m 32s
+63° 18’ 05”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 559 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 559 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

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Finder chart for NGC 559 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 559 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).

9.85
9.5

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 559 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 559 is a visual representation of it.
9 arcmin
9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 559 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 09:10 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)