NGC 1417 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Eridanus, 174 million light-years away
NGC 1417 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus , 174 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.5′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 127,400 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 1417 from Rana
Rana
NGC 1417
ERIDANUS
NGC 1417 lies 5.1° north of Rana , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1417 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 52° 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 85°N.
NGC 1417 is 174 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1417 tonight left it about 174 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1417
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1376, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 1453, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 1409, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 1410, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 1305, lenticular galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 1417 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1417, 2MASX J03415742-0442174, IRAS 03394-0451, MCG -01-10-021, PGC 013584 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 42.0m Declination (J2000) -04° 42′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.4′ Position angle 2° True size 127,400 light-years Distance 174 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,109 km/s, redshift 0.0138 Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
