🌌 NGC 1249
Object data
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Right ascension | 3h10m01.2s (47.5050°) |
| Declination | -53°20'09" (-53.3358°) |
| Magnitude | mag 11.77 |
| Apparent size | 3.64′ × 1.44′ |
| Other designations | NGC 1249 |
A galaxy in Horologium.
Midnight transit date (best season to observe and image)
Location: Tokyo (change)
Around Nov 4, 2026
The date it transits around midnight (transit altitude about 1°)
For about 2–3 weeks either side of this date, the object stays high from evening to dawn — its observing season.
Best time to observe tonight
Tonight (Oct 11 evening – Oct 12 dawn) · Location: Tokyo (full darkness = end of astronomical dusk to start of dawn, altitude ≥ 15°)
Moon tonight: New moon (age 29.2 days, 0% illuminated) — Little moonlight — a good time for faint objects
It never reaches 15° at this location (maximum altitude at transit: about 1°).
Night (sunset – sunrise)
Full darkness (dusk – dawn)
Moon up (darker = brighter moon)
Best time to observe (thick line)
Now
Sunset 17:11 → Dusk 18:36 → Dawn 4:19 → Sunrise 5:44