[NGC 1579 image] Image by Scott Myers/Adam Block/AURA/NOAO/NSF

NGC 1579

Bright (emission and/or reflection) nebula in Perseus

Dreyer's description: pB, vL, iR, mbM, *8 350deg , 2'

Cross Identifications: GC 853, h 315, H 1.217. .

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    Right Ascension: 4 : 30.2 (hours : minutes)
    Declination: +35 : 16 (degrees : minutes)
    Apparent Magnitude:
    Apparent Diameter: 12. (arc minutes)

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