NGC 7277 is a spiral galaxy in Piscis Austrinus, 128 million light-years away
NGC 7277 (ESO 467-059) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Piscis Austrinus , 128 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 32″ of sky, about 47,500 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 7277 from Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut
NGC 7277
PISCIS AUSTRINUS
NGC 7277 lies 7.0° west of Fomalhaut , the magnitude 1.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7277 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -88° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 88° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 40° 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 59°N, and never sets south of 59°S.
NGC 7277 is 128 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7277 tonight left it about 128 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7277
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7267, barred spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 7221, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 7361, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 7306, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 7214, spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 7176, elliptical galaxy, 5.2° NGC 7174, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 7172, early spiral galaxy, 5.2°
NGC 7277 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Piscis Austrinus Designations NGC 7277, ESO 467-059, 2MASX J22261094-3108429, ESO-LV 467-0590, IRAS 22233-3123, MCG -05-53-004, PGC 068861 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 26.2m Declination (J2000) -31° 09′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 32″ Position angle 125° True size 47,500 light-years Distance 128 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,006 km/s, redshift 0.01345 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
