Perseus A (Nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Perseus A is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:48 (PDT) – 3 hours and 50 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.

Name Perseus A
Object type Nebula
Comprised of NGC1275
NGC1276
Position
Right ascension:03h19m [1]
Declination:+41°30' [1]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:11.60 (V) [1]
Source
[1] Manually entered

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