NGC 7010 is an elliptical galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7010 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 2.2′ × 1.1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7010 from Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud
NGC 7010
AQUARIUS
NGC 7010 lies 9.5° southwest of Sadalsuud , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7010 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 78°N, and never sets south of 78°S.
The distance to NGC 7010 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7010
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7010 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7010, 2MASX J21043947-1220180, MCG -02-53-024, PGC 066039 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 04.7m Declination (J2000) -12° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 47° Radial velocity 8,480 km/s, redshift 0.02869 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
