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 dawn sky, rising at 02:00 (PDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:32.
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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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