NGC 1012 is a lenticular galaxy in Aries
NGC 1012 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.1′ × 1.1′. 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 1012 from Hamal
Hamal
NGC 1012
ARIES
NGC 1012 lies 9.8° northeast of Hamal , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1012 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 60° 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: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 89° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -89° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 20° 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 60°S, and never sets north of 60°N.
The distance to NGC 1012 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1012
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 972, early spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 1056, early spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 953, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 1060, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 969, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 925, late spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 890, lenticular galaxy, 4.8° NGC 959, late spiral galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 1012 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aries Designations NGC 1012, 2MASX J02391496+3009060, IRAS 02362+2956, MCG +05-07-027, PGC 010051, UGC 02141 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 39.2m Declination (J2000) +30° 09′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1.1′ Position angle 24° Radial velocity 975 km/s, redshift 0.00325 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 1001 to 1500
