NGC 7251 is an early spiral galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7251 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.7′ × 1.5′. 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 7251 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
NGC 7251
AQUARIUS
NGC 7251 lies 8.0° east of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7251 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° 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: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -66° 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: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -85° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° 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°: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -49° 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: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 85° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 30° 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 74°N, and never sets south of 74°S.
The distance to NGC 7251 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7251
33 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7218, late spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 7302, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 7171, barred spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7183, lenticular galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7293 Helix Nebula, planetary nebula, 5.5° IC 1438, early spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 7251 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7251, 2MASX J22202715-1546246, IRAS 22177-1601, MCG -03-57-002, PGC 068604 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 20.5m Declination (J2000) -15° 46′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.5′ Position angle 10° Radial velocity 4,866 km/s, redshift 0.01636 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
