NGC 1114 is a late spiral galaxy in Eridanus, 169 million light-years away
NGC 1114 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus , 169 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.2′ × 49″ of sky, about 105,800 light-years across. 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 1114 from Rana
Rana
NGC 1114
ERIDANUS
NGC 1114 lies 15.0° southwest of Rana , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1114 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -85° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 52° 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: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 67° 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 73°N, and never sets south of 73°S.
NGC 1114 is 169 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1114 tonight left it about 169 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1114
66 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1145, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 1172, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 1179, late spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 1199, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 1209, elliptical galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 1114 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1114, 2MASX J02490719-1659360, IRAS 02467-1712, MCG -03-08-029, PGC 010669 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 49.1m Declination (J2000) -17° 00′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 49″ Position angle 7° True size 105,800 light-years Distance 169 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,470 km/s, redshift 0.01164 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
