NGC 1496

Scientific overview

NGC 1496 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.6 and spans about 2.1 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

4.0755h / 52.6614°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
h Persei ClusterNGC 869	Open cluster	3.7	14.4
chi Persei ClusterNGC 884	Open cluster	3.8	10.5
California NebulaNGC 1499	Nebula	5	160
M 34M 34 · NGC 1039	Open cluster	5.2	22.5
NGC 1545NGC 1545	Open cluster	6.2	4.2
NGC 1528NGC 1528	Open cluster	6.4	9.6
NGC 1444NGC 1444	Open cluster	6.6	3.6
NGC 1342NGC 1342	Open cluster	6.7	6.3

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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