NGC 718 is an early spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 718 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2.8′ × 2.5′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 718 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
NGC 718
PISCES
NGC 718 lies 12.5° west of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 718 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° 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: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 38° 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: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 45° 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.
The distance to NGC 718 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 718
56 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 741, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° NGC 706, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 864, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 718 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 718, 2MASX J01531331+0411453, IRAS 01506+0357, MCG +01-05-041, PGC 006993, UGC 01356 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 53.2m Declination (J2000) +04° 12′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2.5′ Position angle 36° Radial velocity 1,747 km/s, redshift 0.00584 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
