NGC 508 is an elliptical galaxy in Pisces, 272 million light-years away
NGC 508 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 272 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 58″ of sky, about 85,600 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 508 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 508
PISCES
NGC 508 lies 3.7° southeast of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 508 is highest in the evening in November
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JAN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
NGC 508 is 272 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 508 tonight left it about 272 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 508
148 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 507, lenticular galaxy, 1′ NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 12′ NGC 529, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 410, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 452, barred spiral galaxy, 2.7° IC 131, H II region, 3.2° M33 Triangulum Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 3.4°
NGC 508 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 508, 2MASX J01234058+3316502, MCG +05-04-045, PGC 005099, UGC 00939 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 23.7m Declination (J2000) +33° 17′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 58″ Position angle 25° True size 85,600 light-years Distance 272 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,451 km/s, redshift 0.01835 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
