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NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:59 | Tran: 1:35 | Set: 12:07
Alt: 6.38°   Az: 34.68°   Direction: North-East

NGC 668 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 668 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 13.5, NGC 668 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 668 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
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DSS2 image of NGC 668 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (0.82 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 47m 50s
+36° 35’ 00”
14h 59m 01s
16h 46m 52s

J2000

01h 46m 23s
+36° 27’ 37”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 668 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

Finder chart NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 668 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).

13.5
11.05
10.39
10.1

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 668.

22.6 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 668 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 668 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
0.82 arcmin
32°

Morphological Classification

NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda is classified as Spiral (SAb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda, Spiral (SAb).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 668 - Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.4°
Max altitude: 75.1°
Azimuth: 306.6°