NGC 7158 is an unclassified object in Capricornus
NGC 7158 is an unclassified object in the constellation Capricornus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 7158 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
NGC 7158
CAPRICORNUS
NGC 7158 lies 5.2° northeast of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7158 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° 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: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -34° 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: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 23° 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 7158 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7158
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7158 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Capricornus Designations NGC 7158 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 21h 57.5m Declination (J2000) -11° 36′ Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
