NGC 7548 is a lenticular galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7548 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 53″. 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 7548 from Scheat
Scheat
NGC 7548
PEGASUS
NGC 7548 lies 3.8° southeast of Scheat , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7548 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 65° 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°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 10° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to NGC 7548 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7548
61 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7548 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7548, 2MASX J23151111+2516550, IRAS 23127+2459, MCG +04-54-036, PGC 070826, UGC 12455 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 15.2m Declination (J2000) +25° 17′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 53″ Position angle 22° Radial velocity 7,847 km/s, redshift 0.02652 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
