NGC 7180 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius, 57 million light-years away
NGC 7180 (ESO 601-006) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 57 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 1.7′ × 46″ of sky, about 27,700 light-years across. 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 7180 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
NGC 7180
AQUARIUS
NGC 7180 lies 5.7° southeast of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7180 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 7° 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: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -12° 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: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 29° 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 69°N, and never sets south of 69°S.
NGC 7180 is 57 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7180 tonight left it about 57 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7180
30 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7185, lenticular galaxy, 10′ NGC 7184, barred spiral galaxy, 17′ NGC 7183, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° IC 1438, early spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7167, barred spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7218, late spiral galaxy, 4.3° M30 Messier 30, globular cluster, 5.7° NGC 7252, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7180 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7180, ESO 601-006, 2MASX J22021847-2032516, ESO-LV 601-0060, MCG -04-52-008, PGC 067890 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 02.3m Declination (J2000) -20° 33′ Magnitude 12.6 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 46″ Position angle 65° True size 27,700 light-years Distance 57 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,470 km/s, redshift 0.00491 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
