NGC 1245

open cluster NGC 1245 (catalog)
Cr 38 •Mel 18 •OCL 389 •Lund 103 •
Position (epoch J2000)
Constellation	Perseus
Position	Ra 03:14:41.5 Dec +47:14:20
DSS images	10' · 20' · 30' · 45' · 1°
Appearance
Photo by André Hartmann, RC-203/1624, FOV:40'x28', 20 October 2011, Berlin Wuhlheide
Apparent mag.	8.4
Size	10 '
Class	II 2 r
Stars
Dreyer's description	Cl pL Ri C iR st 12...15
Other
Notes
List:Open clusters in Perseus
Map: RA 3.5, DEC 48.75 •

NGC 1245 is an open cluster in Perseus.

Appearance

Telescopes up to 70mm, binoculars up to 50 mm, and finders

• NGC 1245 observation and sketch by Jean-Raphaël Gilis with Espace L60 (60mm refractor)  

Telescopes 101mm - 141mm (4" - 5.5"), binoculars 71mm - 100mm

• NGC 1245 observation and sketch by Iiro Sairanen with TAL-1 Newton 110/805mm  
• (hr)NGC 1245 with 4.5" (114mm) f/8 homemade dobson (babydob) by Ante Perković (SEEN, Nov 17 2004, LM=6)  
• (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1245 - Inst: Bresser 4.8" refractor  

Telescopes 141mm - 177mm (5.6" - 6.9")

• NGC 1245 observation by Brian Rachford with 6" f/8 Newtonian (SEEN)  

Telescopes 178mm - 234mm (7" - 9.2")

• NGC 1245 observation by Olivier Van Aelst @ deepskylog.be (with Celestron Advanced 200mm)  
• NGC 1245 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with Meade LX200GPS 203mm SCT 
• NGC 1245 observation and sketch by Jere Kahanpää with Newton 205/1000  
• (hr)NGC 1245 with 8" (203mm) f/6 GSO dobson (Betsy) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Sep 10 2005, LM=5.7)  
• (hr)NGC 1245 with 8" (203mm) f/6 GSO dobson (Betsy) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Aug 23 2006, LM=5.5)  

Telescopes 235mm - 305mm (9.25" - 12")

• (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1245 - Inst: 30CM/F:10 SCT/LX200  

Telescopes 306mm - 381mm (12.1" - 15")

• NGC 1245 observation by Tom Polakis with 13"  
• Perseus by Steve Coe - NGC 1245 with 13" f/5.6  
• NGC 1245 observation by Jan Vanautgaerden @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 15" (381 mm))  

Telescopes above 15"

• NGC 1245 observation by Wim De Meester @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 18" (457 mm))  
• NGC 1245 observation by David Erzeel @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 18" (457 mm))  

Links

• Open Cluster NGC 1245 @ allthesky.com