The sky around NGC 7417, 3° across, north up IC 5266 IC 5272 IC 5277 IC 5280 IC 5250B IC 5250 IC 5250A IC 5249 IC 5247 IC 5246 NGC 7358 IC 5245 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around NGC 7417 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

NGC 7417 · ESO 109-028

NGC 7417

Barred spiral galaxy in Tucana

Barred spiral galaxy in Tucana.

TUCANA

The box shows where NGC 7417 sits in Tucana.

Constellation
TucanaTuc
Magnitude
12.3visual
Size
2.2′ × 1.5′apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Octoberat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

NGC 7417 is a barred spiral galaxy in Tucana

NGC 7417 (ESO 109-028) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana. It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 2.2′ × 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 7417 from Lang-exster

Lang-exster NGC 7417 TUCANA

NGC 7417 lies 6.6° southeast of Lang-exster, the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

NGC 7417 is highest in the evening in October

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -84° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 50° 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 25°N, and never sets south of 25°S.

The distance to NGC 7417 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of NGC 7417

72 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

NGC 7417 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationTucana
DesignationsNGC 7417, ESO 109-028, 2MASX J22574951-6502188, ESO-LV 109-0280, PGC 070113
Typebarred spiral galaxy (SBab)
Right ascension (J2000)22h 57.8m
Declination (J2000)-65° 02′
Magnitude12.3 (B 13.0)
Surface brightness23.3 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size2.2′ × 1.5′
Position angle11°
Radial velocity3,196 km/s, redshift 0.01071
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthOctober
Catalog pageNGC 7001 to 7500