NGC 125 is a lenticular galaxy in Pisces
NGC 125 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 1.4′ × 1.2′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 125 from Algenib
Algenib
NGC 125
PISCES
NGC 125 lies 12.9° south of Algenib , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 125 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -87° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 125 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 125
78 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 128, lenticular galaxy, 6′ NGC 182, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 194, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 193, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 60, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 46, star, 4.8° NGC 227, elliptical galaxy, 5.6° NGC 36, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 125 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 125, 2MASX J00285020+0250200, MCG +00-02-048, PGC 001772, UGC 00286 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 00h 28.8m Declination (J2000) +02° 50′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 1.2′ Position angle 60° Radial velocity 5,266 km/s, redshift 0.01772 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
