NGC 553 is a lenticular galaxy in Pisces
NGC 553 (PGC 005333) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 55″ × 18″. 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 553 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 553
PISCES
NGC 553 lies 4.1° southeast of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 553 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
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: 51° 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: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 2° 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: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -6° 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: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 78° 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: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -25° 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: 6° 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: -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: -21° 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: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 70° 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: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -30° 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: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° 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°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -11° 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: 4° 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: -63° 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: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 20° 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: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -47° 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: 35° 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: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -53° 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: -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: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -75° 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: -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
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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
The distance to NGC 553 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 553
150 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, 33′ NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 38′ NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 529, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° IC 131, H II region, 3.0° NGC 452, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° M33 Triangulum Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 3.2°
NGC 553 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 553, PGC 005333, 2MASX J01261252+3324183 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 26.2m Declination (J2000) +33° 24′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 18″ Position angle 13° Radial velocity 5,013 km/s, redshift 0.01686 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
