Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  California nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star ξPer
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NGC 1499, Attila Banto
NGC 1499
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NGC 1499

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NGC 1499

California Nebula

Constellation: Perseus

Distance: 1000 ly

Description: It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs. Its fluorescence is due to excitation of the Hβ line in the nebula by the nearby prodigiously energetic O7 star, xi Persei.

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NGC 1499, Attila Banto