NGC 7508 is an early spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7508 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 49″ × 16″. 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 7508 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7508
PEGASUS
NGC 7508 lies 2.8° southeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7508 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° 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: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° 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: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 38° 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: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° 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: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 19° 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 77°S, and never sets north of 77°N.
The distance to NGC 7508 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7508
131 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 21′ NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 7448, late spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 7454, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 7469, early spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 7625, early spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 7508 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7508, 2MASX J23114919+1256255, 2MASX J23114960+1256125, MCG +02-59-005, PGC 070663, UGC 12408 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 11.8m Declination (J2000) +12° 56′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 16″ Position angle 160° Radial velocity 12,175 km/s, redshift 0.04147 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
