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NGC 1156 — Galaxy in Aries

Galaxy Good (44/100)

Irregular

Magnitude 11.7m Galaxy Aries (Ari) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.7
Angular Size 3.0′ × 2.3′
Position Angle 28°
Distance 17.67 million ly
Galaxy Type Irregular (IB)
pB, cL, pmE 0deg , bet 2 st

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 59m 42.0s
Dec +25° 13' 60.0"
Constellation Aries (Ari)
Catalog NGC 1156

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1156 · 3.0′×2.3′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Epsilon Ari
HIP 13914; Epsilon Arietis; 48 Arietis
Hard+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.3″
Double Star mag 4.63 3.9° Aries
Rho Ari
HIP 13654; Rho2 Arietis; 45 Arietis
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 5.6–6.0
Variable Star mag 5.91 7.0° Aries
NGC 972
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.3 7.0° Aries
NGC 1060
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 8.0° Triangulum
NGC 1167
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 10.0° Perseus
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