NGC 1499, California Nebula
Image ID : N1499_02
Width1,024 pixels
Height1,024 pixels
300 dpi print width3.4 inches8.7 centimetres
300 dpi print height3.4 inches8.7 centimetres
The star just south of NGC 1499 is Zeta Persei, Menkib, a white supergiant which shines over 6,300 times brighter than our own Sun. It is probably this star, a member of an association of bright stars known as the Perseus OB2 association, that is responsible for illuminating NGC 1499.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
NGC 1499
Emission nebula
Perseus
1,000
7.0
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Richard Crisp.
 
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