NGC 1023A - Irregular Galaxy in Perseus
NGC 1023A is a Irregular Galaxy in the Perseus constellation. NGC 1023A is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 1023A from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1023A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports NGC 1023A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1023A is a visual representation of it.Morphological Classification
NGC 1023A - Irregular Galaxy in Perseus is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 1023A - Irregular Galaxy in Perseus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 1023A - Irregular Galaxy in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 11:20 UTC (altitude: 77.7°)