NGC1579 (Nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC1579 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:16 (PDT) – 3 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:34.

Name NGC1579
Object type Nebula
Other names
NGC 1579[1]
LBN 767[2]
Position
Right ascension:04h30m [1]
Declination:+35°16' [1]
Constellation:Perseus

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