NGC 7371 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7371 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.1′ × 1.9′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 7371 from Skat
Skat
NGC 7371
AQUARIUS
NGC 7371 lies 5.3° northwest of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7371 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -87° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 87° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 32° 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 79°N, and never sets south of 79°S.
The distance to NGC 7371 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7371
30 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7371 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7371, 2MASX J22460372-1100038, MCG -02-58-001, PGC 069677 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 46.1m Declination (J2000) -11° 00′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1.9′ Position angle 160° Radial velocity 2,689 km/s, redshift 0.00901 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
