NGC 1579
| NGC 1579 | |
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| Infrared image of the 2MASS space telescope | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04h 30m 13.8s |
| declination | + 35 ° 16 ′ 10 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
12 '× 8' |
| distance |
800 parsec |
| history | |
| discovery |
William Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
December 27, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1579 • LBN 766 • Sh2-222 • HI 217 • h 315 • GC 853 | |
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NGC 1579 is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky , because of his resemblance to the Trifid Nebula is also known as "Trifid of the North". The nebula results from an HII region 2600 light years away , which is illuminated by a very bright star (LkHα 101).
The object was discovered on December 27, 1788 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.
Detailed study of the Hubble Space Telescope
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day June 3, 2013
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database