NGC 1060 is a lenticular galaxy in Triangulum, 171 million light-years away
NGC 1060 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum , 171 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.4′ × 1.8′ of sky, about 117,600 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 1060 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 1060
TRIANGULUM
NGC 1060 lies 7.5° east of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1060 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 87° 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: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -87° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 18° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
NGC 1060 is 171 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1060 tonight left it about 171 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1060
45 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 969, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 1012, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 925, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 972, early spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 959, late spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 953, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 1056, early spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 890, lenticular galaxy, 4.5°
NGC 1060 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 1060, 2MASX J02431504+3225300, MCG +05-07-035, PGC 010302, SDSS J024315.07+322529.6, UGC 02191 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 43.3m Declination (J2000) +32° 25′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.4′ × 1.8′ Position angle 77° True size 117,600 light-years Distance 171 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,128 km/s, redshift 0.01725 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
