NGC 713 is a spiral galaxy in Cetus
NGC 713 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.2′ × 17″. 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 713 from τ Cet
τ Cet
NGC 713
CETUS
NGC 713 lies 7.4° north of τ Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 713 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -48° 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: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -76° 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: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -47° 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: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 21° 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: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 75° 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: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 58° 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 81°N.
The distance to NGC 713 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 713
63 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 731, elliptical galaxy, 8′ NGC 755, barred spiral galaxy, 15′ NGC 701, barred spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 681, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 788, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 779, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 835, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 636, elliptical galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 713 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 713, 2MASX J01552155-0905012, MCG -02-05-075, PGC 007161, SDSS J015521.53-090501.5 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 55.4m Declination (J2000) -09° 05′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 17″ Position angle 95° Radial velocity 5,156 km/s, redshift 0.01735 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
