NGC 1600 is an elliptical galaxy in Eridanus, 228 million light-years away
NGC 1600 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus , 228 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.9 and spans 3.3′ × 2′ of sky, about 221,200 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 1600 from Rigel
Rigel
NGC 1600
ERIDANUS
NGC 1600 lies 11.1° west of Rigel , the magnitude 0.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1600 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° 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: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -27° 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: 45° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -85° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 46° 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 85°N.
NGC 1600 is 228 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 1600 tonight left it about 228 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 1600
85 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1625, barred spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 1622, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 1637, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 1614, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 1659, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 1638, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 1667, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 1653, elliptical galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 1600 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Eridanus Designations NGC 1600, 2MASX J04313985-0505099, MCG -01-12-017, PGC 015406 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 04h 31.7m Declination (J2000) -05° 05′ Magnitude 10.9 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.3′ × 2′ Position angle 5° True size 221,200 light-years Distance 228 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,706 km/s, redshift 0.01582 Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
