NGC 1206 is an elliptical galaxy in Eridanus
NGC 1206 (PGC 011644) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 45″ × 39″. 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 1206 from Rana
Rana
NGC 1206
ERIDANUS
NGC 1206 lies 9.2° west of Rana , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1206 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 58° 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 81°N.
The distance to NGC 1206 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1206
69 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1234, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 1247, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 1140, barred spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 1084, late spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 1222, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 1206 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1206, PGC 011644, 2MASX J03060977-0849598 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 06.2m Declination (J2000) -08° 50′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 45″ × 39″ Position angle 42° Radial velocity 10,251 km/s, redshift 0.03479 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
