NGC 1035 is a late spiral galaxy in Cetus, 50 million light-years away
NGC 1035 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus , 50 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.1′ × 41″ of sky, about 30,500 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 1035 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
NGC 1035
CETUS
NGC 1035 lies 11.4° south of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1035 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -49° 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: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -88° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 88° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 49° 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: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 48° 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 82°N.
NGC 1035 is 50 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1035 tonight left it about 50 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1035
65 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1042, mixed spiral galaxy, 23′ NGC 1052, elliptical galaxy, 25′ NGC 991, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 1022, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 988, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 1084, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 945, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 1140, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 1035 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 1035, 2MASX J02392990-0808212, IRAS 02370-0820, MCG -01-07-027, PGC 010065, SDSS J023929.13-080801.1, SDSS J023929.25-080804.1, SDSS J023929.26-080804.2 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 39.5m Declination (J2000) -08° 08′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 41″ Position angle 153° True size 30,500 light-years Distance 50 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,237 km/s, redshift 0.0041 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
