NGC 1122 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Perseus, 173 million light-years away
NGC 1122 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus , 173 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.4′ × 38″ of sky, about 68,100 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 1122 from Algol
Algol
NGC 1122
PERSEUS
NGC 1122 lies 3.1° northwest of Algol , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1122 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 86° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -86° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 8° 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 48°S, and never sets north of 48°N.
NGC 1122 is 173 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1122 tonight left it about 173 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1122
124 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 2.1° NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 2.4° IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 1003, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 1161, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 1023, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° NGC 956, open cluster, 4.4° IC 239, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.5°
NGC 1122 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1122, 2MASX J02525105+4212194, IRAS 02496+4200, MCG +07-06-083, PGC 010890, UGC 02353 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 52.9m Declination (J2000) +42° 12′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 38″ Position angle 32° True size 68,100 light-years Distance 173 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,633 km/s, redshift 0.01219 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
