NGC 1169 is a spiral galaxy in Perseus, 109 million light-years away
NGC 1169 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus , 109 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 3.3′ × 2′ of sky, about 105,100 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 1169 from Mirfak
Mirfak
NGC 1169
PERSEUS
NGC 1169 lies 4.9° southwest of Mirfak , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1169 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 63° 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: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 3° 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 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
NGC 1169 is 109 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1169 tonight left it about 109 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1169
86 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1161, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 1245, open cluster, 2.1° NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 1265, elliptical galaxy, 5.2° M34 Messier 34, open cluster, 5.3° NGC 1260, lenticular galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 1169 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1169, 2MASX J03033475+4623107, MCG +08-06-025, PGC 011521, UGC 02503 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 03.6m Declination (J2000) +46° 23′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.3′ × 2′ Position angle 39° True size 105,100 light-years Distance 109 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,369 km/s, redshift 0.00793 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
