The sky around NGC 728, 3° across, north up IC 1750 NGC 718 IC 1754 IC 174 IC 1746 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around NGC 728 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

NGC 728

NGC 728

Unclassified object in Pisces

Unclassified object in Pisces.

PISCES

The box shows where NGC 728 sits in Pisces.

Constellation
PiscesPsc
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Decemberat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

NGC 728 is an unclassified object in Pisces

NGC 728 is an unclassified object in the constellation Pisces. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.

Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.

Finding NGC 728 from Kaffaljidhma

Kaffaljidhma NGC 728 PISCES

NGC 728 lies 12.1° west of Kaffaljidhma, the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

NGC 728 is highest in the evening in December

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 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: -2° 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: -10° 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: 39° 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: -13° 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: 44° 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: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -55° 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: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 63° 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: -58° 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: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 65° 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: -8° 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: 79° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 10° 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: 18° 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: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 73° 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: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 35° 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: 14° 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: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 31° 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: -32° 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: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 26° 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 728 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of NGC 728

64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

NGC 728 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationPisces
DesignationsNGC 728
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)01h 55.0m
Declination (J2000)+04° 13′
Best withTelescope
Best monthDecember
Catalog pageNGC 501 to 1000