Galaxy

Phantom Galaxy

M74 · NGC 628 · PGC 5974 · UGC 1149

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Object data

Name: Phantom Galaxy
Designation: M74
Also known as: NGC 628, PGC 5974, UGC 1149
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Pisces
RA (J2000): 01h 36m 42s
Dec (J2000): +15° 47′ 01″
Magnitude: 9.3
Apparent size: 9.9 × 9.3′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best October to December, peaking at 54° at 22:00.

January: 30 degrees at 22:00
February: 11 degrees at 22:00
March: -5 degrees at 22:00
April: -18 degrees at 22:00
May: -23 degrees at 22:00
June: -18 degrees at 22:00
July: -5 degrees at 22:00
August: 13 degrees at 22:00
September: 32 degrees at 22:00
October: 47 degrees at 22:00
November: 54 degrees at 22:00
December: 47 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.