NGC 759 is an elliptical galaxy in Andromeda, 212 million light-years away
NGC 759 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda , 212 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.7 and spans 1.1′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 69,100 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 759 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 759
ANDROMEDA
NGC 759 lies 2.7° northwest of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 759 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° 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: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° 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: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° 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 54°S, and never sets north of 54°N.
NGC 759 is 212 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 759 tonight left it about 212 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 759
79 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 753, mixed spiral galaxy, 26′ NGC 687, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 752, open cluster, 1.5° NGC 679, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° IC 179, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 797 NED02, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 669, early spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 818, spiral galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 759 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 759, 2MASX J01575032+3620351, IRAS 01548+3605, MCG +06-05-067, PGC 007397, UGC 01440 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 57.8m Declination (J2000) +36° 21′ Magnitude 12.7 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 1.1′ Position angle 10° True size 69,100 light-years Distance 212 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,631 km/s, redshift 0.01557 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
