NGC 1101 is a lenticular galaxy in Cetus
NGC 1101 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′ × 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 1101 from Menkar
Menkar
NGC 1101
CETUS
NGC 1101 lies 3.5° west of Menkar , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1101 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -39° 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: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -55° 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: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -84° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 53° 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: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 39° 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: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 45° 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 85°S.
The distance to NGC 1101 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1101
72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1070, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 1128 NED02, elliptical galaxy, 2.8° NGC 1073, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 1016, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1107, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1032, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 1055, barred spiral galaxy, 4.4° M77 Cetus A, spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 1101 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1101, 2MASX J02481480+0434411, MCG +01-08-003, PGC 010613, UGC 02278 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 48.2m Declination (J2000) +04° 35′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.1′ Position angle 100° Radial velocity 6,143 km/s, redshift 0.0207 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
