Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  46 Per)  ·  California Nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star Menkib (ξ Per
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NGC 1499 – California Nebula, Esa Viitala
NGC 1499 – California Nebula
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NGC 1499 – California Nebula

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NGC 1499 – California Nebula

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Description

Compared to other deep sky objects, the California Nebula
is a rather large, elongated nebula. It is 2.5° long, about 60
light years, and is about 1,000 light years from Earth.

California Nebula was discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1884.

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NGC 1499 – California Nebula, Esa Viitala