NGC 806 is a barred spiral galaxy in Cetus
NGC 806 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.4′ × 23″. 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 806 from τ Cet
τ Cet
NGC 806
CETUS
NGC 806 lies 7.6° northeast of τ Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 806 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: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -33° 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: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 18° 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: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -22° 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: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 36° 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: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 18° 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: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -48° 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: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 62° 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: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -36° 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: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 59° 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 80°N.
The distance to NGC 806 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 806
57 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 835, early spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 755, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 731, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° NGC 701, barred spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 788, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 681, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 779, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 720, elliptical galaxy, 4.6°
NGC 806 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 806, 2MASX J02033115-0956000, IRAS 02010-1010, MCG -02-06-021, PGC 007835, SDSS J020331.15-095600.1 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 02h 03.5m Declination (J2000) -09° 56′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 23″ Position angle 59° Radial velocity 3,886 km/s, redshift 0.01304 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
