NGC 7081 is a spiral galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7081 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 46″ × 39″. 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 7081 from Enif
Enif
NGC 7081
AQUARIUS
NGC 7081 lies 8.0° southwest of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7081 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 74° 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: 14° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -73° 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: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -43° 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: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 9° 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 88°S.
The distance to NGC 7081 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7081
50 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7081 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7081, 2MASX J21312413+0229285, IRAS 21288+0216, MCG +00-54-030, PGC 066891, UGC 11759 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 31.4m Declination (J2000) +02° 29′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 39″ Position angle 155° Radial velocity 3,243 km/s, redshift 0.01087 Best with Large telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
