NGC 605 is a lenticular galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 605 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 34″. 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 605 from Almach
Almach
NGC 605
ANDROMEDA
NGC 605 lies 5.5° west of Almach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 605 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: 29° 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: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 42° 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: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° 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: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 39° 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: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° 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: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -7° 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: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° 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: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° 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: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° 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: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -39° 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: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 24° 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: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -46° 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: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -24° 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: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° 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: 8° 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 605 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 605
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 393, elliptical galaxy, 5.3° NGC 752, open cluster, 5.5° NGC 687, lenticular galaxy, 5.7° IC 179, elliptical galaxy, 5.8° NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 605 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 605, 2MASX J01350235+4114533, MCG +07-04-004, PGC 005891, UGC 01128 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 35.0m Declination (J2000) +41° 15′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 34″ Position angle 148° Radial velocity 5,057 km/s, redshift 0.01701 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
