NGC 7478 is an early spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 7478 (PGC 070418) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 26″ × 23″. 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 7478 from Homam
Homam
NGC 7478
PISCES
NGC 7478 lies 10.1° southeast of Homam , the magnitude 3.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7478 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -67° 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: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 26° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 7478 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7478
80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7458, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 7459, galaxy pair, 4.3° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 4.9° NGC 7391, elliptical galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 7478 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7478, PGC 070418, 2MASX J23045659+0234396 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 04.9m Declination (J2000) +02° 35′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 26″ × 23″ Position angle 9° Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
