NGC 604 is a H II region in Triangulum
NGC 604 is a H II region in the constellation Triangulum . Spans 1.9′ × 1.2′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding NGC 604 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 604
TRIANGULUM
NGC 604 lies 7.1° southeast of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 604 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 68° 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: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° 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: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 77° 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: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -44° 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: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -49° 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: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -77° 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: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -74° 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: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 18° 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 59°S, and never sets north of 59°N.
The distance to NGC 604 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 604
150 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M33 Triangulum Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 12′ IC 136, star association, 14′ IC 131, H II region, 17′ NGC 661, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 507, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 452, barred spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 604 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 604, IRAS 01317+3031 Type H II region Right ascension (J2000) 01h 34.6m Declination (J2000) +30° 47′ Apparent size 1.9′ × 1.2′ Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
