NGC1502 Observation Details
NGC1502 Daily Motion
NGC1502 is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon and always visible in the night sky from your location. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 55 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe NGC1502, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.NGC1502 will become visible in June, 23. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from June, 23, NGC1502 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC1502 Visibility Timetable on May 12
NGC1502 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC1502 is always above the horizon | ||
| NGC1502 transit | 14:20 | 68° |
| Moon Rise, 99.4% illuminated | 20:02 | 37° |
| Sunset | 20:35 | 33° |
| Civil sunset | 21:07 | 30° |
| Astrosession begin | 22:25 | 22° |
| NGC1502 is always above the horizon | ||
| Astrosession end | 04:30 | 16° |
| Civil sunrise | 05:49 | 21° |
| Moon Set | 05:54 | 21° |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 23° |
Track NGC1502 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC1502 Image Gallery
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DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC1502
| Object name | NGC1502 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC1502 coordinates | 4.13036, 62.33153 |
| Center coordinates | 4.13036, 62.33153 |
NGC1502 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC1502
| Time | 16:18 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| NGC1502 elevation | 61° |
| NGC1502 Azimuth | 29° |
Annual motion of NGC1502
| Date | Mon, 12 May 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:21 |
| Twighlight end | 04:25 |
| Twighlight duration | 6h 4m |
| Rise | NGC1502 is always up |
| Set | NGC1502 is always up |
| Elevation at transit | 68° |
| Transit time | 14:16 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 04h 07m 49s", Dec: 62° 19' 53s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC1502 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.