About NGC 559 (C8)

NGC 559 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Observing conditions matter, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Distance

3700 ly

Size

Season

Autumn

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

9.5