NGC 652 is an early spiral galaxy in Pisces, 167 million light-years away
NGC 652 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 167 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 56″ × 31″ of sky, about 45,600 light-years across. 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 652 from Sheratan
Sheratan
NGC 652
PISCES
NGC 652 lies 13.3° south of Sheratan , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 652 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 40° 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 82°S.
NGC 652 is 167 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 652 tonight left it about 167 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 652
73 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 665, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 706, late spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 532, early spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 524, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 741, elliptical galaxy, 4.5° NGC 658, spiral galaxy, 4.6°
NGC 652 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 652, 2MASX J01404337+0758589, IRAS 01380+0743, MCG +01-05-017, PGC 006208, UGC 01184 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 40.7m Declination (J2000) +07° 59′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ × 31″ Position angle 52° True size 45,600 light-years Distance 167 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,241 km/s, redshift 0.01764 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
