Object of the Season (Autumn 2015)

Planetary nebula NGC 1501 in Camelopardalis

Planetary nebula NGC 1501 in Camelopardalis will be announced in DSO 169, and the results will be published in DSO 171.

NGC1501 in Camelopardalis by HST - Credit ESA/Hubble & NASA This image was supplied by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Marc Canale

NGC 1501

Position (2000)
4 06 59.4 +60 55 17 (Cam)
Visual magnitude
11.5 mag
Central star
14.4 mag (CH Cam)
Size
0.87'
Distance
4200 ly
Other Designations
IV 53, GC 801, PK 144+6.1, ARO 44, VV 16

Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director