NGC 666 is an elliptical galaxy in Triangulum
NGC 666 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Triangulum . It shines at magnitude 13.3 and spans 46″ × 31″. 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 666 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 666
TRIANGULUM
NGC 666 lies 4.9° west of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 666 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -74° 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: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 15° 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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
The distance to NGC 666 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 666
143 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 669, early spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 679, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 634, early spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 687, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 736, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 753, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 783, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 536, spiral galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 666 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Designations NGC 666, 2MASX J01460620+3422283, MCG +06-05-002, PGC 006483, UGC 01236 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 46.1m Declination (J2000) +34° 22′ Magnitude 13.3 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 31″ Position angle 81° Radial velocity 4,730 km/s, redshift 0.0159 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
