NGC 520 NED01 is an early spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 520 NED01 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 11.0 and spans 4.1′ × 1.6′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 520 NED01 from θ Cet
θ Cet
NGC 520 NED01
PISCES
NGC 520 NED01 lies 12.0° north of θ Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 520 NED01 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
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 86°S.
The distance to NGC 520 NED01 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 520 NED01
100 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 520, galaxy pair, 0′ NGC 520 NED02, late spiral galaxy, 0′ NGC 474, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 470, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 467, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 488, spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 533, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 521, spiral galaxy, 2.1°
NGC 520 NED01 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 520 NED01 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 24.6m Declination (J2000) +03° 48′ Magnitude 11.0 (B 12.0) Apparent size 4.1′ × 1.6′ Position angle 130° Radial velocity 2,121 km/s, redshift 0.0071 Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
