NGC 1499 California Nebula
lMagnitude: 5.0
Size: 160.0' x
40.0'
lLow surface
brightness.
l1500 ly distance, 105 ly
in extent.
lObject reported to
respond well to an H-beta nebula
filter. UHC shows hints of the
outline at a dark site.
lBest observed in a
wide-field scope.
lIn the Orion arm of the
Milky Way and illuminated by Xi
Per.