NGC 1031 is a barred spiral galaxy in Horologium
NGC 1031 (ESO 154-005) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Horologium . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 2.3′ × 1.1′. 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 1031 from Achernar
Achernar
NGC 1031
HOROLOGIUM
NGC 1031 lies 8.5° east of Achernar , the magnitude 0.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1031 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -85° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -85° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 75° 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 35°N, and never sets south of 35°S.
The distance to NGC 1031 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1031
15 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1031 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Horologium Designations NGC 1031, ESO 154-005, 2MASX J02363879-5451350, ESO-LV 154-0050, PGC 009907 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 36.6m Declination (J2000) -54° 52′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.3′ × 1.1′ Position angle 24° Radial velocity 5,578 km/s, redshift 0.01878 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
