NGC 498 - Galaxy in Pisces
NGC 498 is a Galaxy in the Pisces constellation. NGC 498 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
NGC 498 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -2.4°
Azimuth: 340.0°
Direction: North-North-West
See also NGC 498 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 16, NGC 498 is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of NGC 498
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 498 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 498
The following table reports NGC 498 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 498 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 498
The image below is a photograph of NGC 498 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 498
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 498 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 498 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of NGC 498 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 498 - Galaxy in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):