Galaxy NGC 613

NGC 613
NGC 613: Image taken with FORS1 and FORS2 multi-mode instrumets at VLT MELIPAL and YEPUN © ESO 2003/P.D. Barthel [634]

History

This galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on 9 December 1798 using his 18.7 inch reflector. He cataloged it as I 281 and noted: «Considerably bright, extended, north preceding, south following, having a nucleus in the middle, 6' long, 1.5' broad.» [465] Dreyer added the galaxy as NGC 613 to his «New General Catalogue» published in 1888. [313]

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 613
Type Gx (SBbc)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 01h 34m 18.4s
Declination (J2000.0) -29° 25' 07"
Diameter 5.5 × 4.2 arcmin
Photographic (blue) magnitude 10.7 mag
Visual magnitude 10.1 mag
Surface brightness 13.3 mag·arcmin-2
Position Angle 120°
Redshift (z) 0.004940
Distance derived from z 20.87 Mpc
Metric Distance 25.130 Mpc
Dreyer Description vB, vL, vmE 118°, sbM, * 10 nf
Identification, Remarks WH I 281; h 139=2422; GC 361; ESO 413-11; MCG -5-4-44; VV 824; AM 0132-294; IRAS 01319-2940

Finder Chart

The galaxy NGC 613 lies in the constellation Sculptor deep in the south at a declination of about -29° nearby the 5.6 mag star τ Scl. This forms a horizontal chain with three other stars of seventh to eighth magnitude, which is conspicuous in a wide-field eyepiece with a field of view of at least 1°. North of it lies the galaxy. The best viewing time is August to December when it is highest above the southern horizon.

Finder Chart Galaxy NGC 613
Galaxy NGC 613 in constellation Sculptor. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 25°

References

  • [149] SkySafari 6 Pro, Simulation Curriculum; skysafariastronomy.com
  • [160] The STScI Digitized Sky Survey; archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form
  • [277] «Historische Deep-Sky Kataloge» von Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke; klima-luft.de/steinicke (2021-02-17)
  • [313] «A New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, being the Catalogue of the late Sir John F.W. Herschel, Bart., revised, corrected, and enlarged» Dreyer, J. L. E. (1888); Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49: 1–237; Bibcode:1888MmRAS..49....1D
  • [465] «Catalogue of 500 new nebulae, nebulous stars, planetary nebula:, and clusters of stars; with remarks on the construction of the heavens» William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1 January 1802; DOI:10.1098/rstl.1802.0021
  • [634] NGC 613; eso.org/public/images/eso0338a (2023-08-30)