NGC 7469 is an early spiral galaxy in Pegasus, 206 million light-years away
NGC 7469 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 206 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.4′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 82,700 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 7469 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7469
PEGASUS
NGC 7469 lies 6.3° south of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7469 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 37° 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: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 21° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 81°S.
NGC 7469 is 206 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7469 tonight left it about 206 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7469
117 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7459, galaxy pair, 2.2° NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° NGC 7385, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° NGC 7386, lenticular galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 7469 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7469, 2MASX J23031567+0852252, IRAS 23007+0836, MCG +01-58-025, PGC 070348, SDSS J230315.61+085226.0, UGC 12332 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 03.3m Declination (J2000) +08° 52′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 1.2′ Position angle 126° True size 82,700 light-years Distance 206 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,722 km/s, redshift 0.01588 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
