NGC 198 is a late spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 198 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′ × 1.2′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 198 from Algenib
Algenib
NGC 198
PISCES
NGC 198 lies 14.0° southeast of Algenib , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 198 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -87° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 40° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 198 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 198
80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 194, elliptical galaxy, 14′ NGC 182, mixed spiral galaxy, 18′ NGC 193, lenticular galaxy, 32′ NGC 128, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 125, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 227, elliptical galaxy, 4.4° NGC 245, spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 198 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 198, 2MASX J00392298+0247525, IRAS 00367+0231, MCG +00-02-109, PGC 002371, UGC 00414 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 00h 39.4m Declination (J2000) +02° 48′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.2′ Position angle 35° Radial velocity 5,222 km/s, redshift 0.01757 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
