NGC 1130 is an elliptical galaxy in Perseus
NGC 1130 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Perseus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 41″ × 25″. 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 1130 from Algol
Algol
NGC 1130
PERSEUS
NGC 1130 lies 2.7° west of Algol , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1130 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: 51° 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: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 71° 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: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 81° 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: 22° 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: 44° 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: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 78° 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: 68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 51° 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: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° 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°: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 18° 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: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° 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: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -33° 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: 24° 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: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -68° 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: 21° 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: -15° 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: -78° 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: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -6° 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: -72° 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: 3° 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.
The distance to NGC 1130 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1130
124 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 40′ IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 2.4° M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 2.5° NGC 1003, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 1161, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1023, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° IC 239, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 1130 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1130, 2MASX J02542439+4136200, MCG +07-07-002, PGC 010951, UGC 02373 NOTES01 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 54.4m Declination (J2000) +41° 36′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 25″ Position angle 36° Radial velocity 6,066 km/s, redshift 0.02044 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
