NGC 1211 is a lenticular galaxy in Cetus
NGC 1211 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 1.5′ × 57″. 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 1211 from Menkar
Menkar
NGC 1211
CETUS
NGC 1211 lies 5.0° south of Menkar , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1211 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -30° 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: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -40° 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: -6° 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: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -50° 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: 49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -43° 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: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 18° 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: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 20° 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: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -66° 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: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -20° 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: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -18° 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: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 44° 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: 28° 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: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 50° 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 1211 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1211
58 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1222, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° IC 298, galaxy pair, 2.4° NGC 1253, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 1289, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 1132, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1305, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° NGC 1090, spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 1087, late spiral galaxy, 5.1°
NGC 1211 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1211, 2MASX J03065240-0047399, IRAS 03043-0059, MCG +00-08-093, PGC 011670, SDSS J030652.41-004740.1, SDSS J030652.42-004740.1, SDSS J030652.42-004741.3 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 06.9m Declination (J2000) -00° 48′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 57″ Position angle 163° Radial velocity 3,220 km/s, redshift 0.01079 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
