NGC 665 is a lenticular galaxy in Pisces, 199 million light-years away
NGC 665 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 199 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 1.6′ × 57″ of sky, about 93,900 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 665 from Sheratan
Sheratan
NGC 665
PISCES
NGC 665 lies 10.6° south of Sheratan , the magnitude 2.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 665 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 67° 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: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -75° 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: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 32° 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: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° 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 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
NGC 665 is 199 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 665 tonight left it about 199 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 665
72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 658, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 677, elliptical galaxy, 2.8° NGC 660, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 706, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 4.6° NGC 532, early spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 524, lenticular galaxy, 5.0°
NGC 665 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 665, 2MASX J01445609+1025230, MCG +02-05-019, PGC 006415, UGC 01223 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 44.9m Declination (J2000) +10° 25′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 57″ Position angle 119° True size 93,900 light-years Distance 199 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,371 km/s, redshift 0.01807 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
