NGC 1165 is a barred spiral galaxy in Fornax, 198 million light-years away
NGC 1165 (ESO 417-008) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax , 198 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.3′ × 30″ of sky, about 132,800 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 1165 from Acamar
Acamar
NGC 1165
FORNAX
NGC 1165 lies 8.2° north of Acamar , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1165 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -81° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -84° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 85° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 81° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 southern hemisphere and north to about 58°N, and never sets south of 58°S.
NGC 1165 is 198 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1165 tonight left it about 198 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1165
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1860, elliptical galaxy, 2.2° NGC 1097, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 1288, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 1079, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.5° IC 1845, double star, 5.2°
NGC 1165 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Fornax Designations NGC 1165, ESO 417-008, 2MASX J02584767-3205572, ESO-LV 417-0080, IRAS 02567-3217, MCG -05-08-009, PGC 011270 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 58.8m Declination (J2000) -32° 06′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.3′ × 30″ Position angle 114° True size 132,800 light-years Distance 198 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,812 km/s, redshift 0.01618 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
