NGC 1193 is an open cluster in Perseus
NGC 1193 (MWSC 0256) is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus . It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 2.4′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 1193 from Algol
Algol
NGC 1193
PERSEUS
NGC 1193 lies 3.5° north of Algol , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1193 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 82° 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: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° 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: 74° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 33° 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: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -34° 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: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 5° 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 46°S, and never sets north of 46°N.
The distance to NGC 1193 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1193
107 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, 59′ NGC 1174, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° IC 284, late spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 1169, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 1122, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 1245, open cluster, 3.2° NGC 1265, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 1260, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 1193 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Perseus Designations NGC 1193, MWSC 0256 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 03h 05.9m Declination (J2000) +44° 23′ Magnitude 12.6 Apparent size 2.4′ Radial velocity -85 km/s Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
