NGC 1400 is an elliptical galaxy in Eridanus, 78 million light-years away
NGC 1400 (ESO 548-062) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus , 78 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.0 and spans 2.8′ × 2.5′ of sky, about 63,800 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 1400 from Zaurak
Zaurak
NGC 1400
ERIDANUS
NGC 1400 lies 6.8° southwest of Zaurak , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 1400 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 65° 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 71°N, and never sets south of 71°S.
NGC 1400 is 78 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1400 tonight left it about 78 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1400
74 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1407, elliptical galaxy, 12′ NGC 1393, lenticular galaxy, 20′ NGC 1383, lenticular galaxy, 34′ NGC 1440, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 1452, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 1359, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 1353, spiral galaxy, 2.8° IC 1953, late spiral galaxy, 3.1°
NGC 1400 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1400, ESO 548-062, 2MASX J03393085-1841172, ESO-LV 548-0620, IRAS 03372-1850, MCG -03-10-022, PGC 013470 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 03h 39.5m Declination (J2000) -18° 41′ Magnitude 11.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2.5′ Position angle 43° True size 63,800 light-years Distance 78 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 530 km/s, redshift 0.00176 Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
