NGC 617 is an early spiral galaxy in Cetus
NGC 617 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 14.7 and spans 35″ × 31″. 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 617 from θ Cet
θ Cet
NGC 617
CETUS
NGC 617 lies 2.9° southeast of θ Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 617 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 57° 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 80°N.
The distance to NGC 617 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 617
55 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 615, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 600, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 636, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 596, elliptical galaxy, 2.8° NGC 584, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° IC 127, spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 681, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 701, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 617 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 617, 2MASX J01340253-0946274, MCG -02-05-007, PGC 005831, SDSS J013402.53-094626.9, SDSS J013402.54-094626.9 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 34.0m Declination (J2000) -09° 46′ Magnitude 14.7 (B 15.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 35″ × 31″ Position angle 4° Radial velocity 11,985 km/s, redshift 0.04081 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
