Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  California Nebula  ·  NGC 1499  ·  The star ξPer
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California Nebula NGC1499, Johannes Bock
California Nebula NGC1499
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California Nebula NGC1499

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California Nebula NGC1499, Johannes Bock
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California Nebula NGC1499

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California Nebula NGC1499

The California Nebula nebula lies some 1000 light years away, in the direction of the outer Orion arm of our galaxy. This entire region of space is filled with galactic gas from which many massive and luminous stars have formed. The glowing portion of the nebula is about 100 light years in extent.

NGC 1499 is probably illuminated by ξ Per. a hot blue-white main sequence star of spectral type O7e. This star belongs to the Perseus OB2 association, a group of young stars which probably arose from this interstellar cloud. The brightest star of Perseus OB2, ζ Per, is a B1 Ib white supergiant which shines at magnitude 2.83 some 0.6° south of the California Nebula.

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California Nebula NGC1499, Johannes Bock

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