General information
NGC559 is the open cluster at magnitude 10 that is placed in Cassiopeia constellation and has apparent size of 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-05-02, cluster NGC559 will be visible all night. At 22:12 the object will be placed at north, 14° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:45 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 32° above horizon, will be reached at 04:44, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
NGC559 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
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Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Magnitude | 10 |
Apparent size | 4' |
Right ascension | 1h 29m 31.2s |
Declination | 63° 18′ 7″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC559 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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