NGC 664 is a spiral galaxy in Pisces, 205 million light-years away
NGC 664 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 205 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.2′ × 56″ of sky, about 71,000 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 664 from θ Cet
θ Cet
NGC 664
PISCES
NGC 664 lies 13.3° north of θ Cet , the magnitude 3.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 664 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 70° 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: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -71° 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: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 44° 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: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -76° 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: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 44° 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 86°S.
NGC 664 is 205 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 664 tonight left it about 205 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 664
61 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° NGC 718, early spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 706, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 741, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 520, galaxy pair, 4.8° NGC 520 NED02, late spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 520 NED01, early spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 664 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 664, 2MASX J01434582+0413222, IRAS 01411+0358, MCG +01-05-029, PGC 006359, SDSS J014345.79+041322.7, UGC 01210 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 43.8m Declination (J2000) +04° 13′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 56″ Position angle 70° True size 71,000 light-years Distance 205 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,376 km/s, redshift 0.01809 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
