NGC 606 is a late spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 606 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 46″. 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 606 from Sheratan
Sheratan
NGC 606
PISCES
NGC 606 lies 4.7° west of Sheratan , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 606 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -48° 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: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 27° 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 69°S, and never sets north of 69°N.
The distance to NGC 606 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 606
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 678, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 680, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 691, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 674, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° M74 Phantom Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 606 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 606, 2MASX J01345018+2125063, IRAS 01321+2109, MCG +03-05-010, PGC 005874, UGC 01126 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 34.8m Declination (J2000) +21° 25′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 46″ Position angle 137° Radial velocity 9,803 km/s, redshift 0.03325 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
