NGC 699 is a barred spiral galaxy in Cetus, 257 million light-years away
NGC 699 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus , 257 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.4′ × 22″ of sky, about 104,700 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 699 from τ Cet
τ Cet
NGC 699
CETUS
NGC 699 lies 4.2° northeast of τ Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 699 is highest in the evening in December
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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: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 60° 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 78°N, and never sets south of 78°S.
NGC 699 is 257 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 699 tonight left it about 257 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 699
63 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 681, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 720, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 701, barred spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 731, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 755, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 835, early spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 636, elliptical galaxy, 5.4° NGC 788, lenticular galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 699 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 699, 2MASX J01504368-1202082, IRAS 01482-1217, MCG -02-05-059, PGC 006798 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 50.7m Declination (J2000) -12° 02′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 22″ Position angle 132° True size 104,700 light-years Distance 257 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,506 km/s, redshift 0.01853 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
