General information
NGC1502 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Camelopardalis constellation and has apparent size of 8 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-04-24 cluster NGC1502 will be visible all night. At 22:01 the object will be placed at northwest, 25° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:59 when fade from view as dawn breaks north.
NGC1502 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Magnitude | 7 |
Apparent size | 8' |
Right ascension | 4h 7m 50s |
Declination | 62° 19′ 54″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC1502 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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