NGC 529 is a lenticular galaxy in Andromeda, 172 million light-years away
NGC 529 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda , 172 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2.2′ × 2′ of sky, about 111,000 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 529 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 529
ANDROMEDA
NGC 529 lies 3.4° east of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 529 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 13° 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: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -12° 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: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 75° 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: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° 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: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 72° 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: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 26° 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: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -61° 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: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 42° 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: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 11° 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: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 14° 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 55°S, and never sets north of 55°N.
NGC 529 is 172 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 529 tonight left it about 172 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 529
162 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 9′ NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 507, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 410, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 404, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 452, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2° IC 131, H II region, 4.3°
NGC 529 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 529, 2MASX J01254030+3442465, MCG +06-04-019, PGC 005299, UGC 00995 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 25.7m Declination (J2000) +34° 43′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 2′ Position angle 162° True size 111,000 light-years Distance 172 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,862 km/s, redshift 0.01635 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
