NGC 582 is a barred spiral galaxy in Triangulum, 205 million light-years away
NGC 582 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum , 205 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.1 and spans 2.1′ × 29″ of sky, about 123,500 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 582 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 582
TRIANGULUM
NGC 582 lies 5.1° southeast of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 582 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: 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: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 36° 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: 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: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 26° 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: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 21° 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: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° 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: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -48° 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: 22° 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: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -27° 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: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -31° 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: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 15° 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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.
NGC 582 is 205 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 582 tonight left it about 205 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 582
172 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, 1.7° NGC 507, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 529, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 2.3° IC 131, H II region, 2.7° M33 Triangulum Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 2.8° IC 136, star association, 3.0°
NGC 582 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 582, 2MASX J01315804+3328354, IRAS 01291+3313, MCG +05-04-065, PGC 005702, UGC 01094 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 32.0m Declination (J2000) +33° 29′ Magnitude 13.1 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 29″ Position angle 58° True size 123,500 light-years Distance 205 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,319 km/s, redshift 0.01451 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
