NGC 7518 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Pisces
NGC 7518 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 13.4 and spans 1.3′ × 45″. 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 7518 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7518
PISCES
NGC 7518 lies 9.1° south of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7518 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° 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: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° 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: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° 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: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -71° 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: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 51° 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°: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 57° 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: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -65° 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: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 49° 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: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -52° 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: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 24° 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 84°S.
The distance to NGC 7518 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7518
96 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 46′ NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 7626, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 7459, galaxy pair, 3.1° NGC 7469, early spiral galaxy, 3.5°
NGC 7518 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7518, 2MASX J23131271+0619177, IRAS 23106+0603, MCG +01-59-012, PGC 070712, UGC 12422 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 13.2m Declination (J2000) +06° 19′ Magnitude 13.4 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 45″ Position angle 117° Radial velocity 3,511 km/s, redshift 0.01178 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
