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NGC 1545 — Open Cluster in Perseus

Open Cluster Excellent (65/100)
Magnitude 6.2m OpenCluster Perseus (Per) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 6.2
Angular Size 4.2′
Cl, pRi, lC, st L

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 20m 54.0s
Dec +50° 15' 00.0"
Constellation Perseus (Per)
Catalog NGC 1545

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1545 · 4.2′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1528
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.4 1.3° Perseus
NGC 1513
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.4 1.9° Perseus
NGC 1496
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 3.5° Perseus
NGC 1444
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.6 5.4° Perseus
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