NGC 913 - Galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 913 is a Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. NGC 913 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
See also NGC 913 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15, NGC 913 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 913
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 913 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 913The following table reports NGC 913 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 913 is a visual representation of it.
Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 913
The image below is a photograph of NGC 913 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 913
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 913 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 913 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 913 from your location
NGC 913 - Galaxy in Andromeda is circumpolar and transits at 21:20 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)