The California Nebula (NGC1499)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the California Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:08, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:04, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:35, 83° above your western horizon.
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Name
The California Nebula (NGC1499)
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +36°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 5.00 (B) [1] |
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