NGC 7226 is an open cluster in Cepheus
NGC 7226 (MWSC 3591) is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus . It shines at magnitude 9.6 and spans 3′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 7226 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
NGC 7226
CEPHEUS
NGC 7226 lies 2.8° south of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7226 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -21° 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 35°S, and never sets north of 35°N.
The distance to NGC 7226 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7226
17 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7245, open cluster, 1.3° IC 1442, open cluster, 1.6° NGC 7234, open cluster, 1.9° IC 1434, open cluster, 2.5° NGC 7261, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 7295, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 7128, open cluster, 4.2° IC 5217, planetary nebula, 4.9°
NGC 7226 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cepheus Designations NGC 7226, MWSC 3591 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 22h 10.4m Declination (J2000) +55° 24′ Magnitude 9.6 (B 10.0) Apparent size 3′ Radial velocity -76 km/s Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
