NGC 1582 is an open cluster in Perseus
NGC 1582 (MWSC 0388) is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus . It shines at magnitude 7.0 and spans 7.8′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 1582 from Capella
Capella
NGC 1582
PERSEUS
NGC 1582 lies 8.2° west of Capella , the magnitude 0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1582 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 86° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -86° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 46°S, and never sets north of 46°N.
The distance to NGC 1582 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1582
2 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1582 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1582, MWSC 0388 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 04h 31.8m Declination (J2000) +43° 47′ Magnitude 7.0 Apparent size 7.8′ Radial velocity 6 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
