NGC 559

Scientific overview

NGC 559 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.5 and spans about 9 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Autumn (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

1.4925h / 63.3014°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Autumn

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Owl ClusterC 13 · NGC 457	Open cluster	6.4	7.8
IC 1805	Cluster with nebulosity	6.5	60
IC 1848	Cluster with nebulosity	6.5	40
NGC 129NGC 129	Open cluster	6.5	5.4
NGC 654NGC 654	Open cluster	6.5	6.3
NGC 1027NGC 1027	Open cluster	6.7	7.8
NGC 7789NGC 7789	Open cluster	6.7	14.4
M 52M 52 · NGC 7654	Open cluster	6.9	9.9

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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