NGC 741 is an elliptical galaxy in Pisces, 222 million light-years away
NGC 741 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 222 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 2.8′ × 2.3′ of sky, about 182,600 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 741 from Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
NGC 741
PISCES
NGC 741 lies 11.9° west of Kaffaljidhma , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 741 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 55° 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: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 44° 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 84°S.
NGC 741 is 222 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 741 tonight left it about 222 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 741
62 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 706, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 693, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 718, early spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 676, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 864, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 665, lenticular galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 741 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 741, 2MASX J01562095+0537437, MCG +01-06-003, PGC 007252, UGC 01413 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 56.4m Declination (J2000) +05° 38′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2.3′ Position angle 93° True size 182,600 light-years Distance 222 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,513 km/s, redshift 0.01856 Best with Telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
