NGC 1008 is an elliptical galaxy in Cetus
NGC 1008 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 52″ × 32″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 1008 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
NGC 1008
CETUS
NGC 1008 lies 1.8° southwest of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 1008 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -88° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 88° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 48° 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 88°S.
The distance to NGC 1008 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1008
68 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1016, elliptical galaxy, 7′ NGC 1032, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 1073, barred spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 1055, barred spiral galaxy, 1.9° M77 Cetus A, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 1090, spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 1070, spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 1087, late spiral galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 1008 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1008, 2MASX J02375526+0204470, MCG +00-07-060, PGC 009970, UGC 02114 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 37.9m Declination (J2000) +02° 05′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 52″ × 32″ Position angle 83° Radial velocity 6,527 km/s, redshift 0.02201 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
