NGC 7416 is a barred spiral galaxy in Aquarius, 107 million light-years away
NGC 7416 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 107 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 3.1′ × 36″ of sky, about 95,600 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 7416 from Skat
Skat
NGC 7416
AQUARIUS
NGC 7416 lies 10.3° north of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7416 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -49° 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: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -74° 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: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 36° 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: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 49° 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 85°N.
NGC 7416 is 107 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7416 tonight left it about 107 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7416
46 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7416 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7416, 2MASX J22554170-0529432, MCG -01-58-004, PGC 070025 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 55.7m Declination (J2000) -05° 30′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.1′ × 36″ Position angle 110° True size 95,600 light-years Distance 107 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,854 km/s, redshift 0.00956 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
