NGC 1499
E509186
NGC 1499, also known as the California Nebula, is a large emission nebula in the constellation Perseus notable for its shape resembling the U.S. state of California.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | California Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 2.5 degrees ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.0 ⓘ |
| associatedWithStar | ξ Persei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFromHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInSeason | northern winter ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | NGC 1499 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonFor | astrophotography ⓘ |
| contains |
interstellar dust
ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ |
| declination | +36° 25′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Edward Emerson Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1000 light-years
ⓘ
about 300 parsecs ⓘ |
| emissionLine | hydrogen-alpha ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about -15 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 160 degrees ⓘ |
| hasColor | reddish ⓘ |
| influences | star formation in surrounding molecular clouds ⓘ |
| ionizationSource | ultraviolet radiation from Xi Persei ⓘ |
| ionizingStar | Xi Persei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSkyRegion | near Xi Persei ⓘ |
| namedAfter | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nebulaType | emission ⓘ |
| observedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
H-alpha
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
| partOf |
Perseus molecular cloud complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local spiral structure of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| requiresFilterForBestView |
H-beta filter
ⓘ
UHC filter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 04h 03m ⓘ |
| shapeResembles | U.S. state of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOfIonizingStar | O7.5III (Xi Persei) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
| visibleInBinoculars | yes ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | under very dark skies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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NGC 1499