RA 52.2300° · Dec 31.3700° · openngc
10 more points to reach Rare.
NGC 1333 is an uncommon cluster. It lies about 975.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Per and shines at apparent magnitude 10.9.
A star cluster still wrapped in the nebula that made it — newborn stars lighting up their own birth cloud.
Look for NGC 1333 in the constellation Per. At apparent magnitude 10.9, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 1333 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
NGC 1333 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star cluster, Cluster still wrapped in its gas and Big on the sky — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.