NGC 1159 is a late spiral galaxy in Perseus, 61 million light-years away
NGC 1159 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus , 61 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 29″ × 24″ of sky, about 8,530 light-years across. 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 1159 from Algol
Algol
NGC 1159
PERSEUS
NGC 1159 lies 2.6° northwest of Algol , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1159 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 15° 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: 73° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 3° 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: 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: 82° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° 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: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -17° 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: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 32° 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: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° 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: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° 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: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° 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: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 47°S, and never sets north of 47°N.
NGC 1159 is 61 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1159 tonight left it about 61 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1159
118 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 56′ IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 1161, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 1169, spiral galaxy, 3.3° M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 3.4° NGC 1265, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1260, lenticular galaxy, 3.5°
NGC 1159 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1159, 2MASX J03004652+4309451, IRAS 02575+4257, PGC 011383, UGC 02467 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 00.8m Declination (J2000) +43° 10′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 21.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 29″ × 24″ Position angle 115° True size 8,530 light-years Distance 61 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,616 km/s, redshift 0.00876 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
