NGC 337 is a barred spiral galaxy in Cetus, 61 million light-years away
NGC 337 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus , 61 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 2.9′ × 1.9′ of sky, about 52,200 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 337 from η Cet
η Cet
NGC 337
CETUS
NGC 337 lies 3.4° northwest of η Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 337 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 51° 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 82°N.
NGC 337 is 61 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 337 tonight left it about 61 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 337
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 337A, mixed spiral galaxy, 26′ NGC 298, late spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 357, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 275, barred spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 274, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 309, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 352, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 255, spiral galaxy, 4.9°
NGC 337 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 337, 2MASX J00595009-0734406, IRAS 00573-0750, MCG -01-03-053, PGC 003572 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBcd) Right ascension (J2000) 00h 59.8m Declination (J2000) -07° 35′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 1.9′ Position angle 158° True size 52,200 light-years Distance 61 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,652 km/s, redshift 0.00552 Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
