NGC 1507 is a barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus, 32 million light-years away
NGC 1507 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus , 32 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 3.8′ × 47″ of sky, about 35,300 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 1507 from Rana
Rana
NGC 1507
ERIDANUS
NGC 1507 lies 9.2° northeast of Rana , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1507 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -71° 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: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 47° 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 88°N.
NGC 1507 is 32 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1507 tonight left it about 32 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1507
20 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1507 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1507, IRAS 04019-0219, MCG +00-11-009, PGC 014409, UGC 02947 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBd) Right ascension (J2000) 04h 04.5m Declination (J2000) -02° 11′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.8′ × 47″ Position angle 12° True size 35,300 light-years Distance 32 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 862 km/s, redshift 0.00287 Best with Large telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
