Emission nebula · Perseus
NGC 1499 California Nebula
Also known as: LBN 756
mag 5.02.7° across
About
NGC 1499, the California Nebula, is an emission nebula of magnitude 5.0 in Perseus, about 2.7° across.
How to find it
- NGC 1499 is in the constellation Perseus.
- Best evenings: around early January it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 44° S.
When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.
What you will see
- EyesA faint glow in the Milky Way from a dark site with no Moon.
- Binoculars (10×50)A bright glow wrapped around stars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Glowing clouds with dark lanes; a UHC filter shows much more. It is bigger than the field of view, so use the lowest power.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 1499, LBN 756 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emission nebula |
| Magnitude | 5.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 2.7° × 40′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 04h 03m 14.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 22′ 03″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →