NGC 7066 is a galaxy pair in Pegasus
NGC 7066 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 50″. 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 7066 from Enif
Enif
NGC 7066
PEGASUS
NGC 7066 lies 6.1° northwest of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7066 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° 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: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 0° 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.
The distance to NGC 7066 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7066
18 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7066 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7066, 2MASXJ21261376+1410589, MCG +02-54-025, PGC 066747, UGC11741 Type galaxy pair (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 26.2m Declination (J2000) +14° 11′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 50″ Position angle 160° Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
