NGC 890 is a lenticular galaxy in Triangulum, 149 million light-years away
NGC 890 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum , 149 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 1.1′ × 40″ of sky, about 47,500 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 890 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 890
TRIANGULUM
NGC 890 lies 3.1° southeast of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 890 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 86° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -86° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 17° 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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
NGC 890 is 149 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 890 tonight left it about 149 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 890
84 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 925, late spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 969, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 959, late spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 953, elliptical galaxy, 4.2° NGC 949, spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 1060, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 783, late spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 972, early spiral galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 890 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 890, 2MASX J02220100+3315579, MCG +05-06-030, PGC 008997, UGC 01823 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 22.0m Declination (J2000) +33° 16′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 21.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 40″ Position angle 45° True size 47,500 light-years Distance 149 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,108 km/s, redshift 0.0138 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
