NGC 1146 is an unclassified object in Perseus
NGC 1146 is an unclassified object in the constellation Perseus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 1146 from Mirfak
Mirfak
NGC 1146
PERSEUS
NGC 1146 lies 5.6° southwest of Mirfak , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1146 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 85° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 3° 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 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
The distance to NGC 1146 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1146
63 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1169, spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 1161, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 1245, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.3° IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 4.3° M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 4.6° NGC 956, open cluster, 4.8°
NGC 1146 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1146 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 02h 57.6m Declination (J2000) +46° 26′ Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
