NGC 611 is an unclassified object in Cetus
NGC 611 is an unclassified object in the constellation Cetus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 611 from τ Cet
τ Cet
NGC 611
CETUS
NGC 611 lies 4.8° southwest of τ Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 611 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 41° 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°: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 66° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 70°N, and never sets south of 70°S.
The distance to NGC 611 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 611
36 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 611 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 611 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 01h 34.3m Declination (J2000) -20° 08′ Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
