NGC1023 Observation Details

NGC1023 Daily Motion
NGC1023 will be visible until April, 1, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC1023 Visibility Timetable on September 03
NGC1023 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 75.5% illuminated | 14:44 | -14° |
NGC1023 rise | 18:25 | |
Astrosession begin | 19:05 | 5° |
Moon Set | 23:57 | 55° |
NGC1023 transit | 02:56 | 88° |
Astrosession end | 03:09 | 87° |
Civil sunrise | 04:13 | 75° |
Sunrise | 04:41 | 69° |
Track NGC1023 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC1023 right now?
NGC1023 is located in the constellation Perseus, at right ascension 02h 40m 24s" and declination 39° 03' 47s. At the current time, it is above the horizon at an altitude of 37 degrees toward the west-northwest from your location, with an apparent magnitude of 9.47.NGC1023 Image Gallery
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DSS Near-Infrared

DSS Composite image

The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC1023
Object name | NGC1023 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
NGC1023 coordinates | 2.67334, 39.06328 |
Center coordinates | 2.67334, 39.06328 |
NGC1023 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC1023
Time | 22:22 |
Latitude | 37.3541 |
Longitude | -121.955 |
NGC1023 elevation | 37° |
NGC1023 Azimuth | -65° |
Annual motion of NGC1023
Date | Thu, 4 September 2025 |
Twighlight start | 19:03 |
Twighlight end | 03:08 |
Twighlight duration | 8h 5m |
Rise | 18:21 |
Set | 11:24 |
Elevation at transit | 88° |
Transit time | 02:52 |
Equatorial coordinates | RA: 02h 40m 24s", Dec: 39° 03' 47s |
Magnitude | 9 |
Constellation | Perseus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC1023 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC1023
Coordinates & Visibility
Right Ascension | 2.67334° |
Declination | 39.06328° |
Magnitude | 9.47 |
Constellation | Perseus |
Elevation | 37.3° |
Azimuth | -65.5° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.