NGC 1177 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus
NGC 1177 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Perseus constellation. NGC 1177 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 1177 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Key facts about NGC 1177
NGC 1177 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 5.4°
Azimuth: 345.4°
Direction: North-North-West
See also NGC 1177 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15.7, NGC 1177 is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of NGC 1177
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 1177 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 1177.
Apparent size of NGC 1177
The following table reports NGC 1177 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1177 is a visual representation of it.NGC 1177 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus morphological classification
NGC 1177 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 1177 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 1177
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 1177 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1177 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 1177 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 1177 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 13:12 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)