NGC 1015 is an early spiral galaxy in Cetus, 106 million light-years away
NGC 1015 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus , 106 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 2′ × 1.7′ of sky, about 61,300 light-years across. 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 1015 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
NGC 1015
CETUS
NGC 1015 lies 4.7° south of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1015 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 58° 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: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 79° 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°: -62° 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: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 51° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 89°N.
NGC 1015 is 106 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1015 tonight left it about 106 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1015
72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M77 Cetus A, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 955, early spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 1055, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 1087, late spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 1090, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 1032, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 941, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 958, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5°
NGC 1015 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1015, 2MASX J02381156-0119070, MCG +00-07-066, PGC 009988, SDSS J023811.55-011907.5, UGC 02124 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 38.2m Declination (J2000) -01° 19′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.7′ Position angle 100° True size 61,300 light-years Distance 106 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,626 km/s, redshift 0.00879 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
