NGC 7120 is a spiral galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7120 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 50″ × 28″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
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 7120 from Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud
NGC 7120
AQUARIUS
NGC 7120 lies 3.4° east of Sadalsuud , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7120 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° 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: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 17° 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 83°N.
The distance to NGC 7120 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7120
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
NGC 7120 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7120, 2MASX J21443322-0631232, IRAS 21419-0645, MCG -01-55-006, PGC 067273 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 44.6m Declination (J2000) -06° 31′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 50″ × 28″ Position angle 136° Radial velocity 6,784 km/s, redshift 0.02289 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
