NGC 573 is an early spiral galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 573 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 23″ × 20″. 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 573 from Almach
Almach
NGC 573
ANDROMEDA
NGC 573 lies 6.3° west of Almach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 573 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
The distance to NGC 573 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 573
17 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 573 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 573, 2MASX J01304935+4115263, IRAS 01278+4100, PGC 005638, UGC 01078 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 30.8m Declination (J2000) +41° 15′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 20.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 23″ × 20″ Position angle 120° Radial velocity 2,775 km/s, redshift 0.0093 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
