NGC 612 is a lenticular galaxy in Sculptor
NGC 612 (ESO 353-015) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.5′ × 1.3′. 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 612 from γ Phe
γ Phe
NGC 612
SCULPTOR
NGC 612 lies 6.9° north of γ Phe , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 612 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 78° 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 54°N, and never sets south of 54°S.
The distance to NGC 612 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 612
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 612 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sculptor Designations NGC 612, ESO 353-015, 2MASX J01335775-3629358, ESO-LV 353-0150, IRAS 01317-3644, MCG -06-04-046, PGC 005827 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 34.0m Declination (J2000) -36° 30′ Magnitude 13.0 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.3′ Position angle 160° Radial velocity 8,833 km/s, redshift 0.02991 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
