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NGC 1501 — Planetary Nebula in Camelopardalis

Planetary Nebula Fair (36/100)
Magnitude 13.0m PlanetaryNebula Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 0.9′
PN , pB, pS, vlE, 1' diam

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 06m 60.0s
Dec +60° 55' 00.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
Catalog NGC 1501

2How easy to spot?

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

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

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard
Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 1501 · 0.9′ · N up, E left

6 Best Magnification

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7 Central Star

8 Surface Brightness

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Kemble's Cascade Cluster
NGC 1502
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 1.4° Camelopardalis
NGC 1569
Medium+
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.2 4.8° Camelopardalis
1 Cam
Easy
Easy double, sep 10.4″
Double Star mag 5.77 7.8° Camelopardalis
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