NGC 7042 is a spiral galaxy in Pegasus, 213 million light-years away
NGC 7042 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 213 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.8′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 110,100 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 7042 from Enif
Enif
NGC 7042
PEGASUS
NGC 7042 lies 8.3° northwest of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7042 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -1° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 76°S, and never sets north of 76°N.
NGC 7042 is 213 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7042 tonight left it about 213 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7042
20 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7015, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 7025, early spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 7006, globular cluster, 4.0° M15 Pegasus Cluster, globular cluster, 4.2° NGC 7040, spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 7003, spiral galaxy, 5.3°
NGC 7042 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7042, 2MASX J21134584+1334295, IRAS 21113+1321, MCG +02-54-013, PGC 066378, UGC 11702 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 13.8m Declination (J2000) +13° 34′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.6′ Position angle 138° True size 110,100 light-years Distance 213 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,068 km/s, redshift 0.01705 Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
