NGC 1194 is a lenticular galaxy in Cetus
NGC 1194 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 13.8 and spans 1.6′ × 46″. 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 1194 from Menkar
Menkar
NGC 1194
CETUS
NGC 1194 lies 5.2° south of Menkar , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1194 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° 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: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 51° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 89°N.
The distance to NGC 1194 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1194
60 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1211, lenticular galaxy, 49′ NGC 1222, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 1132, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° IC 298, galaxy pair, 3.1° NGC 1253, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 1289, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° NGC 1087, late spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 1090, spiral galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 1194 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1194, 2MASX J03034909-0106129, IRAS 03012-0117, MCG +00-08-078, PGC 011537, SDSS J030349.10-010613.4, SDSS J030349.11-010613.4, SDSS J030349.11-010613.5 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 03.8m Declination (J2000) -01° 06′ Magnitude 13.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 46″ Position angle 139° Radial velocity 4,035 km/s, redshift 0.01355 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
