NGC 608 is a lenticular galaxy in Triangulum
NGC 608 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 50″ × 33″. 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 608 from Mirach
Mirach
NGC 608
TRIANGULUM
NGC 608 lies 5.6° east of Mirach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 608 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: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° 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: 53° 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: 3° 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: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 70° 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: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -5° 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: 77° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -13° 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: 77° 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: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° 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: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° 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: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 36° 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°: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 28° 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: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° 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: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -71° 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: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 21° 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: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -27° 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: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 13° 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: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 5° 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
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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
The distance to NGC 608 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 608
170 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 529, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 507, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 499, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° IC 131, H II region, 2.9° M33 Triangulum Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 669, early spiral galaxy, 3.1°
NGC 608 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 608, 2MASX J01352825+3339242, MCG +05-04-073, PGC 005913, UGC 01135 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 35.5m Declination (J2000) +33° 39′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 50″ × 33″ Position angle 33° Radial velocity 5,053 km/s, redshift 0.01699 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
