NGC 7223 is a barred spiral galaxy in Lacerta
NGC 7223 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lacerta . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.4′ × 1.1′. 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 7223 from Matar
Matar
NGC 7223
LACERTA
NGC 7223 lies 12.7° northwest of Matar , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7223 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -35° 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: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -86° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -11° 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 49°S, and never sets north of 49°N.
The distance to NGC 7223 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7223
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7248, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 7250, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 7242, galaxy pair, 3.9° NGC 7265, lenticular galaxy, 5.4° NGC 7209, open cluster, 5.5° NGC 7114 Schmidt's Nova Cygni, star, 5.6°
NGC 7223 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lacerta Designations NGC 7223, 2MASX J22100914+4101021, IRAS 22081+4046, MCG +07-45-018, PGC 068197, UGC 11931 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 10.2m Declination (J2000) +41° 01′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 1.1′ Position angle 126° Radial velocity 4,622 km/s, redshift 0.01553 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
