NGC 620 is a late spiral galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 620 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 49″ × 46″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
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 620 from Almach
Almach
NGC 620
ANDROMEDA
NGC 620 lies 5.0° west of Almach , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 620 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 7° 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 48°S, and never sets north of 48°N.
The distance to NGC 620 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 620
15 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 620 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 620, 2MASX J01365967+4219240, IRAS 01340+4204, MCG +07-04-006, PGC 005990, UGC 01150 Type late spiral galaxy (Scd) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 37.0m Declination (J2000) +42° 19′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 46″ Position angle 30° Radial velocity 2,472 km/s, redshift 0.00827 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
