NGC 7533 is a lenticular galaxy in Pisces, 325 million light-years away
NGC 7533 (PGC 070778) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 325 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 40″ × 13″ of sky, about 62,300 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 7533 from Skat
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NGC 7533
PISCES
NGC 7533 lies 14.6° north of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7533 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° 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: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 39° 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°: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -61° 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: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -33° 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: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 31° 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 88°N.
NGC 7533 is 325 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7533 tonight left it about 325 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7533
71 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7585, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 7458, elliptical galaxy, 5.0° NGC 7600, lenticular galaxy, 5.7° NGC 7416, barred spiral galaxy, 5.8° NGC 7391, elliptical galaxy, 6.0°
NGC 7533 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7533, PGC 070778, 2MASX J23142205-0202017 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 14.4m Declination (J2000) -02° 02′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 40″ × 13″ Position angle 126° True size 62,300 light-years Distance 325 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 7,700 km/s, redshift 0.02602 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
