NGC 554 is a galaxy pair in Cetus
NGC 554 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Cetus . Spans 1.4′. 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 554 from τ Cet
τ Cet
NGC 554
CETUS
NGC 554 lies 7.9° southwest of τ Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 554 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 68° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 67°N, and never sets south of 67°S.
The distance to NGC 554 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 554
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 554 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 554 Type galaxy pair Right ascension (J2000) 01h 27.2m Declination (J2000) -22° 43′ Apparent size 1.4′ Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
