NGC 7244 is an elliptical galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7244 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 13.9 and spans 55″ × 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 7244 from Enif
Enif
NGC 7244
PEGASUS
NGC 7244 lies 10.3° northeast of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7244 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: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 24° 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: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 8° 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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
The distance to NGC 7244 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7244
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7244 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7244, 2MASX J22162682+1628172, MCG +03-56-021, PGC 068468, SDSS J221626.85+162817.0 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 16.4m Declination (J2000) +16° 28′ Magnitude 13.9 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 28″ Position angle 0° Radial velocity 7,452 km/s, redshift 0.02517 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
