NGC 1289 is a lenticular galaxy in Eridanus
NGC 1289 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.8′ × 1′. 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 1289 from Menkar
Menkar
NGC 1289
ERIDANUS
NGC 1289 lies 7.3° southeast of Menkar , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1289 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: 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: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 37° 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 88°N.
The distance to NGC 1289 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1289
59 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1305, lenticular galaxy, 43′ NGC 1253, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 1222, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 1211, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° IC 298, galaxy pair, 3.8° NGC 1376, late spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 1409, lenticular galaxy, 5.6° NGC 1410, elliptical galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 1289 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1289, 2MASX J03184982-0158240, MCG +00-09-054, PGC 012342, UGC 02666 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 18.8m Declination (J2000) -01° 58′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1′ Position angle 97° Radial velocity 2,825 km/s, redshift 0.00946 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
