NGC 521 is a spiral galaxy in Cetus
NGC 521 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.8′ × 2.6′. 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 521 from θ Cet
θ Cet
NGC 521
CETUS
NGC 521 lies 9.9° north of θ Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 521 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 41° 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: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -42° 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: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 42° 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°: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -73° 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°: 78° 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: 11° 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: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -71° 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: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 45° 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 88°S.
The distance to NGC 521 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 521
93 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 533, elliptical galaxy, 14′ NGC 493, late spiral galaxy, 59′ NGC 474, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 520 NED02, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 520, galaxy pair, 2.1° NGC 520 NED01, early spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 470, spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 467, lenticular galaxy, 2.1°
NGC 521 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 521, 2MASX J01243377+0143532, IRAS 01219+0128, MCG +00-04-118, PGC 005190, SDSS J012433.77+014352.8, UGC 00962 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 24.6m Declination (J2000) +01° 44′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2.6′ Position angle 145° Radial velocity 5,024 km/s, redshift 0.0169 Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
